| May, 2011
Vol. 11, No. 10
 Find Your Flock With eNature’s Migration Tracker Use our Migration Tracker to follow our spring birds week by week as they head north to their summer breeding grounds Click here to learn more about their amazing journey and get the whereabouts of your favorite species.
 Follow eNature on Twitter Join the flock who’s following eNature on Twitter and get the latest fun facts and interesting stories about wildlife. You’ll learn something every day from our “creature of the day” tweet. And we’ll send you other fun and interesting stories to enjoy. It’s easy. Click here to get started!
 Chesapeake Bay Field Guide App Avaliable Our free field guide app covers the animals and plants of the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed. Created for the Chesapeake Bay Trust, this free app is an amazing resource for anyone who lives in the Bay’s 6 state watershed.
 Free eNature Ringtones Bring The Wild To Your Phone Putting eNature’s free wildlife ringtones on your cell phone lets you share your love of wildlife with your friends. Click here to listen to samples, learn about things such courting and mating behavior of our featured species and send your favorite mating call ringtone to your cell phone. They’re fun, easy to put on your phone and, best of all, free.
 Explore Our National Parks With eNature’s ParkGuides Our ParkGuides have detailed visitor information and wildlife data for over 300 National Parks, Wildlife Refuges and National Monuments throughout the U.S.
And even if you can’t get there yourself—you can always visit the Park of the Day while you’re visiting eNature.com.
| Alligator Versus Crocodile: How To Tell The Difference?
Both the American Alligator and American Crocodile have make remarkable comebacks over the past few decades. There are now over two thousand crocodiles and hundreds of thousands of alligators in the southern US, which has led to increasing numbers of encounters with these large reptiles. So how do you tell them apart? | 
The American Alligator has rebounded strongly from earlier hunting pressure and is found throughout the Deep South. |
The Star-nosed Mole lives in the eastern US and Canada in damp areas such as swamps and wet woods. And occasionally someone's yard or garden | A Face Only A Mother Could Love
The Star-nosed Mole is an interesting little creature. For instance, it’s the only mole that can swim. But what really sets it apart is its remarkable nose. Click here to learn more about this amazing appendage…. |
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Butterflies And Weddings Don’t Mix
Will and Kate didn’t have any at their wedding, but lots of folks getting married this spring and summer may be tempted to release live butterflies at their wedding. It’s a way try to make the day special and connected to nature— but it turns out be a bad idea. Read on to get the whole story…. | 
The Monarch has become a popular butterfly species to release at weddings. |
You can get information about scat and other sign left by most mammal species on eNature.com. The species page for mammals such as this Red Fox contain a "Mammal Tracks" tab, which provides information about the creature's tracks, scat and other sign. | Know Your Scat? Take Our Scat Quiz And Find Out
Animals are on the move now that spring’s in the air. People who spend a lot of time observing wildlife know that mammals leave all sorts of clues behind: piles of acorns, nipped-off twigs, leaf nests, and the like. And they know that there is one trace that all mammals leave behind: Scat (or droppings, or any number of less-polite terms). While it’s easy to make jokes about it, scat is like a mammal’s calling card. Those who learn to “read” it can identify which species have passed through an area. So do you know scat? Want to learn more? Take our Scat Quiz to find out! |
Casting Call: Want To Be A TV Star?
Our friends at Icon Films are casting a new TV show about the unexplained and mysterious creatures in your neighborhood. And they need stories to tell. If there are strange animals or unexplained noises in your backyard, they’d love to send a team of crack investigators to search for explanations. Click here for more details….. | 
Icon Films produces hit series such as River Monsters, Beast Hunter and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom for National Geographic Wild and other networks. Join them for your chance to be a star. |
Who’s Living In Your Garden? Our Zip Guides Can Tell You
Our own backyards are full of exotic creatures with stories just as fascinating as that of any Endangered Species. eNature’s ZipGuides are comprehensive local field guides to the animals and plants of your own backyard—or any other place you might visit. So take some time now to get to know the birds, mammals, reptiles, butterflies and other living things that share your environment. You can also use ZipGuides to find the Threatened or Endangered Species in your area, learn to identify local mammals by their tracks, and lots more. Click here to get started…. | 
Hares and rabbits, such as this Eastern Cottontail, are common visitors to our yards and gardens. Find out who's visiting your yard by using a ZipGuide to make your own local field guide. |
The Park Guides app is comprehensive — all native birds and animals are included, along with photos, in-depth descriptions, audio, field marks and more. | National Parks Field Guide App Now Available
Created for the National Parks Conservation Association, our National Park Field Guides will help you get the most out of your visit. You can find out what species of bird you just saw on the beach in Cape Cod, learn what grizzly bears eat for dinner in Denali, know when porcupine mating season begins in the Shenandoah or who to call to reserve a camp ground in Yosemite. It’s free and available in the Apple Appstore. Click here for a link or search “Park Guides”. |
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