Early mornings are best. Drive the road stopping periodically. Park and walk sections of the road.

A good variety of species has been observed along this section of road over the years. Both cuckoos, Barred Owl, Red-headed and Red-bellied woodpeckers, Yellow-throated Vireo and Blue-winged Warbler occur or have occurred in the forested sections. Cerulean Warbler occurred in the mature forest during the late 1960s but has not been detected since despite the apparent suitability of the mature deciduous forest habitat. Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark and Vesper Sparrow are found in the agricultural fields south of the road. Great Blue and Green herons are regular and Black-crowned Night-Heron has been observed at least once at the Ouse River bridge.

Along River Road between Asphodel 2nd and 3rd lines, this site includes both sides of the road between the floodplain forest at the Ouse River east to the Lang-Hastings Trail (County Rd #38 to River Rd section), a distance of around a kilometre. From west to east the road runs through maple-buttonbush floodplain swamp at the Ouse River, mature sugar maple-beech forest, and white cedar-maple-ash swamp. There is room to pull one or two vehicles off the road just east of the Ouse River bridge, and at the mature deciduous forest at about the midway point along the road. Be aware that in early spring the eastern sections of the road can be very soft and rutted and at times impassable. Note that property on both sides of the road is in private ownership, so do not leave the road.