Paul M Grist State Park encompasses 1,080 acres of  mature pine-oak forest with a healthy understory of shrubs and some native grasses. Here you can see Northern Parulas, Yellow-throated, Hooded, Kentucky, Pine, a few Black-and-white Warblers and some Eastern Wood-Pewees. You’ll also find Red-eyed and Yellow-throated Vireos, Great Crested Flycatchers and Summer Tanagers. The lake is also home to some Wood Ducks.