On Sunday (March 22) around 11 a.m, Bloomington’s Miller-Showers Park was alive with fancy birds two days into spring under sunny skies with the temperature at 77F° and climbing towards the forecasted high of 84F°. Cardinals, robins, hawks, ducks—what else could you want?
Red-shouldered hawk with mallard duck in foreground. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)
On Sunday (March 22) around 11 a.m, Bloomington’s Miller-Showers Park was alive with fancy birds two days into spring under sunny skies with the temperature at 77F° and climbing towards the forecasted high of 84F°.
Missing from the mix were any great blue herons, which are frequent park visitors. But it is hard to complain when Indiana’s state bird stops to pose for the camera. Cardinalis cardinalis—so nice they named it twice—was hard to miss through the still-bare branches of the trees.
A red-shouldered hawk perched for a while, before swooping over to the opposite side of the detention pond to fuss around for a bit near the ground. It would not count as a spring day without a standard robin, and Miller-Showers did not disappoint.
Photos: Miller-Showers Park (March 22, 2026)
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Cardinal at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Cardinal at Miller-Showers Park.(Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Robin at Miller-Showers Park.(Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Cyclists head north on College Avenue, likely training for Little 500. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Cyclists head north on College Avenue, likely training for Little 500. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk with mallard duck in foreground. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk fluttering around near the ground at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk fluttering around near the ground at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk fluttering around near the ground at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk fluttering around near the ground at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk fluttering around near the ground at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk fluttering around near the ground at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk perched on a culvert at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Red-shouldered hawk on a powerline across from Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Ducks in a row at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)Duck alighting on wall from water at Miller-Showers Park. (Dave Askins, March 22, 2026)
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