Snow Birds: Winter at Sylvan Heights Bird Park
What happens to the birds at Sylvan Heights when winter weather sets in?
What happens to the birds at Sylvan Heights when winter weather sets in?
Sylvan Heights Bird Park recently welcomed one of the world’s rarest ducks to North America for the first time. One of the world’s most endangered waterfowl species now has a new sanctuary at Sylvan Heights Bird Park. In December 2025, nine Brazilian Mergansers – five males and four females – traveled to Scotland Neck, North…
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Construction for Sylvan Heights Bird Park’s newest experience began on June 7th, 2025.
Are you looking for a rewarding way to spend a weekday morning? Join our education team this spring!
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 champion – try them all and vote for your…
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Sylvan Heights Bird Park is closely monitoring the status of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in our region and statewide.
On January 17, 2025, Sylvan Heights Bird Park will celebrate the inaugural World Waterfowl Day, an awareness day with the goal of increasing public engagement and interest in waterfowl and their wetland habitat, and of fostering greater public appreciation for these fascinating birds. Sylvan Heights Bird Park is designating January 17th as World Waterfowl Day…
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Mike Lubbock, co-founder of Sylvan Heights Bird Park, has been awarded the prestigious honor of an MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire).
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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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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