Birding from the Bensfort Bridge itself can be dangerous due to the frequency and velocity of vehicle traffic. There is a narrow sidewalk on both sides, but it is not recommended; instead, drive south from the bridge less than a half kilometre and turn west onto Michaels Crescent, which curves north and then east beneath the bridge to a turnaround. From this vantage you can safely scan for waterfowl and other species both up- and downstream of the bridge.

Waterfowl are the principal attraction at this site. A good assortment of species may be present in winter and early spring, particularly to the west of the bridge. In winters when an ice platform forms at the mouth of the meander channel to the west, a hundred or more Herring Gulls may loaf on the ice and occasionally with them small numbers of Glaucous, Iceland and Great Black-backed gulls. In summer, both Barn and Cliff swallows breed on the underside of the bridge.

Bensfort Bridge is located on CR 2 where it crosses over the Otonabee River, around a kilometre south of its junction with Bensfort Rd (CR 39). Due to the river current it remains ice-free except during periods of extended sub-freezing temperatures and is attractive to overwintering and migrant waterfowl and other waterbirds.