| July, 2011
Vol. 11, No. 17
 Take The Bird Call Challenge Can you tell a twitter from a tweet? A chirp from a cheep or a buzz from a trill? eNature’s Bird Call Challenge will test your knowledge of your local birds or those of any other zip code you choose. And you can choose to quiz yourself on just songbirds or every species of bird in the area. Click here to take the Bird Call Challenge to test your knowledge!
 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.
 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.
| Why Are Goldfinches Such Late Nesters?
By July, most songbirds are in the final stages of raising their young, but not American Goldfinches. These appealing, colorful birds are just getting started. Read on to learn why… | 
Nesting throughout most of the US and lower Canada, the American Goldfinch is often encountered in backyards and other open areas. |
The handsome Red Admiral butterfly occurs throughout North America as well as Europe and North Africa. | Bring Some Color To Your Life With Your Own Butterfly Garden
People love to watch butterflies. Yet few people plan their gardens or yards with these creatures in mind. It’s easy enough to do, and butterfly gardens often require less maintenance than traditional landscapes. eNature.com’s Guide to Butterfly Gardening will help you know which plants and what butterflies are common in your region and help you choose the plants for your yard or garden mostly to attract and nourish these colorful visitors. |
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The female Pale Snaketail lacks an ovipositor, an organ common to many insects that assists in laying or depositing eggs, so she flies alone over the water, striking the tip of her abdomen through the water surface, each time discharging many eggs. | Mysterious Migration Of The Dragonfly
Like many birds and some butterflies, dragonflies migrate. But unlike other migratory creatures, naturalists have been unable to determine where or even why these insects migrate. Regardless, at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour, they’ll get there in a hurry! Dragonflies have been around a long time—they’ve roamed the earth for over 300 million years and are one of the more common insects found trapped in ancient amber. To learn more about these common, but still mysterious creatures, read on….. |
Blue Streak Special
There’s a rustling in the leaves. You look to see what made the sound, and bam—a blue streak vanishes into the duff. Was it a snake? A lizard? Was that intense cobalt color even real? Yes, it was real. The creature responsible for the streak was a lizard called a skink. Now’s the time when the newborns hatch, and the intense blue tails of the juveniles are as bright as neon signs. Why blue? Read on to get the whole story… | 
Skinks, such as this juvenile Southeastern Five-lined Skink above, live throughout the US and most of the world. The bright blue of their tail fades with age. |
Shown here in its red phase, Western Poison Oak is found throughout most of the Pacific Coast states and as far east as Arizona. | How Do Poison Ivy and Poison Oak Make Folks Itch?
Over 80% of Americans are allergic to Poison Ivy and Oak. Knowing how to avoid them is a good skill—but you need to know what to do if the worst happens. Read on for the whole itchy tale…. |
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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