Swan Rangers welcomed Spring Equinox as Winter went out with a bang during their outings this past week!

Scroll down for the rest of their photos and details!

In our lead photo, Evelina Groszewski shows us a bit of Willow color in front of a Winter-cloaked Swan Range, while . . .

. . . Lynn Smith provides us the first Buttercup photo of the year!

Pat Jaquith shows us a Cassin's Finch that appears to be praying for Winter to end or . . .

. . . to not be eaten by this nearby Sharp-shinned Hawk!

Dominic Kovacevic watched flocks of birds move into Birch trees between snow storms while . . .

. . . Fawn Semensen colors things up with her Crocus!

Pat Jaquith got this great shot of a Varied Thrush while . . .

. . . Evelina Groszewski got a good shot of its handsom cousin, a Robin, and . . .

. . . a Bluebird taking advantage of a dry spot under a pier!

Pam Willison left this Mexican Jay in Arizona to return home to . . .

. . . a Muskrat and . . .

. . . a last-season nest among budding Mountain Maple limbs!

Lynn Smith found a young Birch tree deformed by the wrapping of Honeysuckle vines!

Norma Linsky found snowy peaks in Glacier National Park and . . .

. . . in our parting shot, Chris Gotschalk shows us the crown wall of a huge slab avalanche on the north slope of Sixmile Mountain in the Swan Range!

If you have interesting photos of your outings, send them along with a description to keith@swanview.org and we'll try to work them into these weekly reports!