Chili Cook Off March 13th

If you can you make a great bowl of chili or you  just want to come out and try some, the "1st annual St. Patrick's Day Chili Cook Off" is the place for you.

Click the link below to read more. 

http://sylvanheightsblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/calling-all-chefs.html

Hours of Operation                                                                           

October thru March               

Tuesday-Sunday                       

9am to 4pm                                   

April thru September                               

Tuesday-Sunday   

9am to 5pm                        

Closed Monday

Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Open Memorial Day and Labor Day

Ticket Prices:

Children 2 years old and younger- Free

Children 3 to 12 - $5

Ages 13 to 61 - $7

Senior Citizen 62 years and older - $5

A tour guide can be scheduled by appointment for an additional $30 for up to 30 people by calling 252-826-3186

Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park & Eco-Center
P.O. Drawer 368, 4963 Hwy 258 Scotland Neck, NC 27874

Phone# (252) 826-3186    Fax# (252) 826-3273

For GPS Devices use the address 1829 Lees Meadow Road, Scotland Neck,  NC  27874

Join Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Society, visit FREE for a year, and receive other valuable benefits! 
Find out how!

02/20/2010- Earlier today, we had a sighting of around 14 different wild birds at the Bird's Nest treehouse within the last 30 minutes. Some of the species spotted include:

• Piliated Woodpecker
• Tufted Titmouse
• Blue Jay
• Black Capped Chickadee
• Downy Woodpecker
• American Robin
• Eastern Bluebird
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
• Slate Colored Junco
• Carolina Wren
• Common Grackle
• American Crow
• Common Raven

  And many more!

If you are bird watching and spot something particularly rare or new to the area, we ask that you please list the species and where it was spotted in the bird watching log located in the main building beside the guest book. For those who follow the Tundra Swan migration, there is a small flock located on Hwy 125 South towards Hobgood, roughly a half mile past Perry's Auto Shop on the left side in the field.

Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park & Eco-Center has partnered with the North Carolina Zoological Society to conduct a capital campaign to raise funds to build and expand the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park & Eco-center’s conservation, education, research and recreation programs. This partnership ensures that your donation is managed with the highest standard of stewardship.


Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park & Eco-Center is a 501c-3 nonprofit for questions, or to donate by phone, call the at 252-826-3186, or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Home school is on the rise in North Carolina.  Parents are considering this more and more as the standards in our education change.  Public schools in our area are cutting out field trips and other cultural and physical activities to meet state standards.  The consequence of this is sometimes disturbing.  Children need to know that education can be fun and exciting. Home school gives parents an opportunity to enhance the states curriculum but let their children learn at their own pace.   Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park offers the excitement that students need to succeed.