Rubycrowned knights, white-throated sparrows, finches, cormorants, hawks and bald eagles are seen in October and November . December is a good month to spot whistling swans and to fish for largemouth bass, catfish and striped bass. Sport fishing is permitted year round, but specific waters are closed from November 1 through February 28. At the edge of the bay are sandy flats with loblolly pines and turkey oaks, and on the north side adjacent to the bay is the Mill Point Pond. The park was named after Andre Woods, who once owned a gristmill at the pond.
Wildlife is prominent, including numerous species of wading, perching birds.
The land was purchased in 1973, and the facilities include nature study, canoeing, picnicking and fishing. Bennett's Bay Bennett's Bay is in Clarendon County. There are hundreds of shallow, elliptical depressions known as bays in the state's coastal plains. The bays always are egg-shaped, aligned from northwest to southeast and have a sand ridge that's usually visible on the southeast side. These things are priceless.