A few simple tips can help any photographer get their best avian images. With colorful plumage and comical behavior, birds are popular subjects for photographers of any skill level. Sylvan Heights Bird Park provides unparalleled opportunities to get nose-to-beak with some of the world’s most spectacular species, but whether you’re photographing the park’s feathered residents…
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March 16, 2024 | 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sylvan Heights Bird Park’s fun and friendly BBQ competition returns! Enjoy local BBQ, craft brews, and visit the birds of Sylvan Heights. About this event Nothing complements great Eastern North Carolina BBQ better than North Carolina craft beer! Local cooks will compete to be BBQ cook-off…
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Paused penguin project gets a new boost from $100,000 matching contribution challenge UPDATE (3/15/24): Thanks to very generous donors, we have exceeded our $100,000 matching donation goal for Phase I of the Penguin Project! Thank you to all of our donors for helping us meet this goal and make penguins at Sylvan Heights Bird Park…
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SCOTLAND NECK, NCOctober 6, 2023 On October 14, 2023, Sylvan Heights Bird Park will host “The Year of the Toucan”, its 17th annual fundraiser and dinner gala. The event provides critical financial support to the park’s avian conservation projects and K-12th grade education programs. Each year, the park’s event committee selects a different bird species…
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July 25, 2023 SCOTLAND NECK, NC Sylvan Heights Bird Park is celebrating the arrival of two American Flamingo chicks. The chicks hatched on July 10th, 2023, and are thriving under the care of their parents in the park’s Multinational aviary. Guests can catch a great view of the chicks from the deck behind the Sylvan…
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May 5, 2023 SCOTLAND NECK, NC – On Friday, May 5th, Sylvan Heights Bird Park dedicated its newest exhibit for endangered Whooping Cranes in memory of pilot and conservationist Deke Clark. Clark was among the first to fly with Whooping Cranes as a volunteer for Operation Migration, a conservation initiative that aimed to restore wild…
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March 18, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sylvan Heights Bird Park’s fun and friendly BBQ competition returns! Enjoy local BBQ, craft brews, and visit the birds of Sylvan Heights. About this event Nothing complements great Eastern North Carolina BBQ better than North Carolina craft beer! Local cooks will compete to be BBQ cook-off…
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A rehabilitated Trumpeter Swan from Sylvan Heights Bird Park has a beautiful new home in Oregon – and he’s on an important mission.
What happens to the birds at Sylvan Heights when winter weather sets in?
Collaboration will boost interdisciplinary research alliances and preserve endangered waterfowl.
