Well that was certainly a good day bird watching at your pond!
Hopefully your fish are also having a good day.
What happened on your pond where the crayfish were crawling out on the ice? Did the fish in the pond make it to spring relatively unscathed?
Don't know about crayfish crawling out on the ice. I avoid sticking around when there is cold enough temperatures to make ice. Had a couple bluegill floating when I got home from Arizona so I presume the winter stress got to a few, but I fed a little several days ago and had lots of takers so at least a lot of them survived. I have not fished yet but a neighbor kid caught a 2# smallmouth and a few other fish.
