Short-eared Owl may be seen here in winter. Grasshopper Sparrows (spring and summer), Eastern Meadowlark (year-round), Bobolink (spring), American Kestrel (year-round), American Pipit (winter), Eastern Kingbird (spring and summer), Blue Grosbeak (spring and summer), and Brown-headed Cowbird are frequently seen on the airport fence. The woods on the north and east side of the park can host warblers, vireos, nuthatches, buntings, woodpeckers, and even turkeys.

Vagrants here include Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (May 2023) and Mountain Bluebird (state first record in March 2018).

Lock & Dam Road runs parallel to the Augusta Regional Airport (also known as Bush Field) beginning at Doug Barnard Parkway and ending at the entrance to the New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam Park. To the north and east it abuts wooded forests within Phinizy Swamp Nature Park. To the south and west, the habitat is open fields of the airport. The Richmond County Sherriff's Office and the airport are familiar with birders and plane-watchers frequently parking on Lock & Dam Road for observation. However, vehicles must be parked completely off the road and may not block any airport gates.