Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park

Find Park hours, admission fees,

maps, education programs and other information for planning a sensational avian eco-adventure at Sylvan Heights!

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Oil Spill Strikes Park's Wetland

Waste oil filled a creek running through the Waterfowl Park. Staff worked quickly to rescue the native birds and turtles affected by the spill. None of the Park birds or exhibits appear to have been harmed.    Full Story and Photos

Staff Ecstatic Over Baby Owl

Center has its first Eurasian Eagle-owl hatchling. Read full story and view photos that are "just too cute!"

Avian Program Schedule

The Session Schedule for 2008

has been released. Sign up while

space is available! Schedule

Waterfowl Park Opened to Public!

Photo Galleries

Center Receives Rare Hawaiian Ducks

Sylvan Heights now has breeding programs for 20 of the 44 species listed  as “endangered or vulnerable” by Birdlife International's List of Globally Threatened Waterfowl Species.  More

Sights & Sounds of Sylvan Heights

Videos of birds at the preserve,
plus audio comments from Mike
& Brent Lubbock..   See Videos

Species List

Find out which birds live at

Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Center.

Species List

 
Mandarin Duck
 

Volunteer Opportunities            Avian Husbandry Program

Baer's Pochard at Sylvan Heights

Photo by Dale True

Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Center operates the world's largest collection of waterfowl, including many rare and endangered species. The 8 acre avian breeding preserve in Scotland Neck, North Carolina is now home to over 180 species of birds-- more than half of the world’s known species of ducks, geese and swans--along with cranes, pheasants, parrots and many other exotic birds.

Sylvan Heights has now embarked on a new and exciting mission--providing conservation-oriented programs and avian exhibits to the public. Building on an adjacent 18-acre property owned by the North Carolina Zoological Society, the new Waterfowl Park & Eco-Center has been open to the public since October 7, 2006.

 

Entrance to the Sylvan Heights

Waterfowl Park & Eco-Center