Solar Sipper Sense March newsletter

SOLAR SIPPER SENSE  Water for animals news by Happy Bird Corporation, manufacturers of Solar Sippers. 3/10 (first published as PUDDLES 1985  then  Puddles Weblog http://www.solarsippers.com. Comment [e-mail].

Solar Sipper  drinking water news edited by Tom:    Think about how you feel when your dog tries to lap the water in a dirty puddle. It’s time to make a decision about giving fresh water to wildlife. The days of providing water that is never changed in a dirty uncovered birdbath have to be over. Wildlife gets its fresh water from wetlands and we know from the Katrina wetlands fiasco that this source is being rapidly reduced. What’s left are backyards  that are polluted by fertilizers for our grass and flowers, and a few declining wetland sources out in the country. Do we note that there are fewer birds coming to our feeders? It may be disease from lack of clean water. What can we do? Start putting out fresh water in clean outdoor containers on a daily basis like we do with our indoor pets. If you agree, comment at puddlesweblog.com and at thomashollyday on Facebook and Twitter. Let’s work together on this growing problem.  Educate yourself. Check out the National Wetlands Inventory on the US Fish and Wildlife Service at fws.gov/wetlands. Review and follow new reports on drinking water pollution at Toxic Substance Hydrology Program  of the US Geological Service at h2o.er.usgs.gov/ . Read about the USDA National Resource Conservation Program at nrcs.usda.gov called Living in Harmony with Wetlands.

Solar Sipper product news edited by Virginia: 
Good news. Internet Retailer magazine reports that retail sales numbers from the National Retail Federation in the category sport goods, hobby, books and music for December increased by 3.9 percent from last year.  Check out our two all season non-electric pet and small animal waterers, the Berry Red Pet Sipper and the Solar Black Pet Sipper. Both feature large fresh drinking water holes, covered water surface, solar power for safe no electric wire heating, built in air insulation for year around heating and cooling, as well as durable construction for years of use.

Solar Sipper Publishing news edited by Virginia: 
We’ll be publishing the new novel Gold this spring in ebook as well as  paperback on Amazon. Note that the blackberry now has an app for pdf adobe so you can easily download and read our ebooks on your 3G phone instead of a reader. Follow the collection of The Animal Viewpoint cartoons as it grows at Facebook.com/thollyday. Also, don’t forget our popular publication “Tips on Wild Bird Watering with Waterers or Birdbaths,” which has a wonderful animal care bibliography.

Solar Sipper Calendar by the editors:
27th Annual World Series of Birdwatching, Cape May, New Jersey, May 2010
Goldcrest Distributing Open House, Mexico, MO October 5-7, 2010
Commerce Trade Show, Baltimore, Maryland, September 21-23, 2010
American Birding Association, Providence, RI, October 3-8, 2010
Independent Garden Center Show, Navy Pier, Chicago, August 17-19