Scotland Neck, NC - The Roanoke River region is one of the premier birding destinations in North Carolina. Attend the first Birds of the Roanoke Valley symposium to learn more about birding opportunities here and across the state.

Birds of the Roanoke Valley, co-sponsored by the Halifax County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Medoc Mountain State Park and Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park, will be held on Saturday, September 18, at Sylvan Heights, which is the world’s largest waterfowl park, located in Scotland Neck, NC. The day will begin at 9 a.m. with a symposium of birding, wildlife and habitat experts from across North Carolina, including such representatives as The Nature Conservancy-Roanoke River Project, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge, Carolina Bird Club, Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park, Medoc Mountain State Park, Roanoke Canal Trail, and featuring the Carolina Raptor Center in Charlotte, NC.

Jessica Meir from University of British Columbia explains her research efforts with Bar-headed Geese at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl.

The opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting at the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Beaver Pond Blind at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

UNC-TV featured Sylvan Heights on their NC Weekend program on Thursday, January 14. Click here to view the program and see the latest happenings at Sylvan Heights.

Enjoy this AMAZING video by Valerie Coffey of the Argus Pheasant courtship at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck. The male does a beautiful feather display while in a bowed position with one foot in front of the other to entice the female. This video is on par with something we'd see on the Discovery Channel or Animal Planet, yet we get to see such natural wonder right here in our own backyard.