Entering the trail, listen for White-eyed, Red-eyed, and Yellow-throated Vireo, and Yellow-throated Warbler, and keep your eyes and ears open for possible migrants like Nashville, Tennessee, and Canada Warbler as you move along. Soon you will hear Worm-eating Warbler, Ovenbird, and Louisiana Waterthrush along with Scarlet Tanager, Wood Thrush, American Redstart, Cerulean Warbler, Hooded Warbler, and Northern Parula, which can be found in greater numbers further along the trail, especially if you end up at the big bridge and continue left up the hill to the Rockhouse/Trace Trail. This trail system is connected to Strouds Run and you can continue in many directions for Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Scarlet Tanager, and so much more. Blue-headed Vireo, Black-throated Green Warbler, and Winter Wren can also be seasonally found here. 

The Cucumbertree Trail connects the Sells Park and Strouds Run State Park trail systems with East State Street in Athens. Located just off the main commercial district in Athens, Cucumbertree Run Trail is a hidden gem - especially for neotropical migrants and residents in spring. Take E. State Street to the Walmart stoplight and turn North (unnamed street by the Ohio University Credit Union and Friendly Paws).  Follow this road until it dead ends at a small public parking lot. You’ll see the trailhead with a No Hunting sign. This trail is not accessible for those with mobility limitations, but even sitting in the parking lot can yield some excellent birds.