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World Waterfowl Day

January 17 | 9:00 am 4:00 pm

Join us each year on January 17th for a day of celebration for the world’s waterfowl!

Sylvan Heights Bird Park will be celebrating the inaugural World Waterfowl Day on January 17, 2025 with events throughout the day. Meet waterfowl up close during Keeper Chats with park bird keepers, win prizes for completing a QR-code based waterfowl scavenger hunt in the park, and more! The day will also include a special event in memory of Mike Lubbock, waterfowl conservationist and co-founder of Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Schedule of Events:

11:00 am: Waterfowl Keeper Chat in the Sylvan Heights Visitor Center (Golden Leaf Room). Meet a Sylvan Heights Bird Keeper and learn about waterfowl!

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Ceremony in memory of Mike Lubbock, co-founder of Sylvan Heights Bird Park, at Toad Hall Pavilion

2:30 pm: Waterfowl Keeper Chat in the Sylvan Heights Visitor Center (Golden Leaf Room). Meet a Sylvan Heights Bird Keeper and learn about waterfowl!

All day: QR Code Scavenger Hunt. Pick up a game sheet at the Visitor Center, then search the park for QR codes containing waterfowl facts! Bring your completed game sheet back to the Visitor Center for a prize.

All day: Waterfowl Coloring and Craft Station. Warm up in the Sylvan Heights Visitor Center and enjoy educational waterfowl activities, coloring, and crafts!

We invite you to join us in celebrating World Waterfowl Day, an event which we hope will grow and gain international support each year. Sylvan Heights Bird Park is establishing this awareness day to draw attention to waterfowl and their wetland habitat, and to foster greater public appreciation for these fascinating birds.

How to celebrate #WorldWaterfowlDay:


Go birding!

World Waterfowl Day is all about appreciating waterfowl, wetlands, and nature. Get outdoors and visit your nearest wildlife refuge, park, or nature center to look for and learn about waterfowl and other birds.

Attend an event

Conservation and education organizations worldwide are invited to host their own waterfowl-focused events on or around January 17th. Visit waterfowlday.org to find or host an event.

Learn & share

Learn something new about waterfowl, then share your favorite waterfowl facts and photos on social media using the hashtag #WorldWaterfowlDay.


Sylvan Heights Bird Park is designating January 17th as World Waterfowl Day in memory of Mike Lubbock, one of the world’s leading waterfowl conservationists, and co-founder of Sylvan Heights Bird Park. Born on January 17th, 1944, Mike dedicated his life and career to the conservation of birds, and had a direct role in the recovery of several endangered waterfowl species. Mike enthusiastically shared his extensive knowledge and passion for birds with many people, and was committed to educating the next generations of wildlife conservationists. In honor of his lifelong commitment to waterfowl, we would like to invite individuals and organizations to celebrate World Waterfowl Day by spreading awareness, knowledge, and interest in all waterfowl species.


For more information, or to host an event, visit the World Waterfowl Day website at waterfowlday.org.

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

500 Sylvan Heights Park Way
Scotland Neck, NC 27874 United States
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252-826-3186
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