Driving the road slowly making frequent stops to scan and listen is the best way to bird this area. Early morning or evenings from late April through mid-July are the most productive times for a visit. 

The fields on either side of the road are good for fallow and regenerating old field birds, including: Upland Sandpiper (at least formerly), Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, Clay-colored, Field, Grasshopper and Vesper sparrows, Eastern Towhee, Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark. Sandhill Crane is frequently both heard and observed from the roadside.

Between Cedar Cross Road in the north and Centre Road in the south, Douro 3rd Line Road passes through an area with extensive hayfields, fallow pastures and regenerating old fields. All lands either side of the road are private and should not be entered without the permission of the landowners.