Where Birds Meet Art . . .
The Audubon Mural Project is a public-art initiative of the National Audubon Society and Gitler &_____ Gallery that draws attention to birds threatened by climate change. It started in the Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods of northern Manhattan, where pioneering bird artist John James Audubon once lived and is buried; dozens of birds now perch on doors, walls, and security gates in a several-block radius. The project is informed by Audubon’s groundbreaking science report "Survival By Degrees," which found that climate change will threaten 389 birds species—at least half of all North American birds—with extinction, and that no bird will escape the impacts of climate-change-related hazards like increased wildfire and sea-level rise. The project commissions artists to paint murals of these species, and it has been widely covered in the media, including The New York Times.
A special thanks to all of our donors thus far! To find out how you can help or be a sponsor, please email us at muralproject@audubon.org.
Want to take a tour of the Harlem murals? New York City Audubon has you covered. Visit 30 installations on a Sunday morning escapade, along with John James Audubon's final resting place. More details and registration here. You can also take a self-guided tour using our printable map. When in New York City, be sure to check out the New-York Historical Society's Birds of America gallery, which now features the mural project along with John James Audubon's original watercolors. And in Illinois, be sure to check out a spin-off project in Chicago's Rogers Park, featuring 13 climate-threatened birds that use habitats in that region, or the bird murals proliferating in Rockford thanks to the work of Sinnissippi Audubon. Or if you'd like an Audubon mural in your own home, Gitler &_______ has printed a limited run of George Boorujy's stunning Gang of Warblers.
If you are an artist and would like to participate in the New York project, e-mail amp@gitlerand.com. (Because we receive a large amount of submissions, not all e-mails can be answered.) Are you a teacher who has incorporated the mural project into your science or arts class? We'd like to know that, too! Email us at muralproject@audubon.org.
Our Progress
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The Murals
Allen’s Hummingbird by Socky
Location: 101 Edgecombe Ave, New York, NY 10030
American Black Duck by Peter Daverington
Location: Halletts Point, Queens, NY 11102
American Oystercatcher by Stefen Reed
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
American Redstart by James Alicea
Location: 3612 Broadway, New York, NY, 10031
American Three-toed Woodpecker, Bullock's Oriole, Red-breasted Sapsucker by Jacinta Stewart
Location: 3612-18 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
American White Pelican and Yellow-billed Magpie by Kristin Doeblin (ANJL)
Location: 500 W. 135 Street, New York, NY 10031
Anhinga by Lexi Bella
Location: 3458 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Baird's Sparrow by Ralph Serrano
Location: J&G Wines and Liquors, 3803 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Bald Eagle by Peter Daverington
Location: 3623 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Bank Swallow, Common Redpoll, Northern Shoveler, White-faced Ibis by Creative Art Works
Location: 500 W. 138th Street, New York, NY 10031
Barn Owl by Lexi Bella
Location: 3458 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Bay-breasted Warbler and Semipalmated Plover by FIFTY/FFTY
Location: 3300 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Black Tern by Laura Ramón Frontelo
Location: 3632 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Black Vultures by Marthalicia Matarrita
Location: 3627 Broadway, New York, NY, 10031
Black-bellied Plover by Pat Arnao
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Black-billed Magpie by Andre Trenier
Location: New Happiness Chinese Restaurant, 3640 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Black-capped Vireo by George Boorujy
Location: 601 W. 162nd Street, New York, NY 10032
Black-chinned Hummingbird by Ashli Sisk
Location: 601 W. 149th Street, New York, NY 10031
Black-crowned Night-Heron by Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Black-throated Blue Warbler by minusbaby
Location: 3637 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Blackburnian Warbler and Yellow-throated Warbler by George Boorujy
Location: 560 W. 157th Street, New York, NY 10032
Blue-headed Vireo, Northern Parula, and Pine Siskin by BlusterOne
Location: 3898 Broadway, New York, NY
The Almighty Boat-tailed Grackle by Ezo Wippler
Location: Buena Vista Vision Center, 3777 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Bohemian Waxwing and Fox Sparrow by ESPY
Location: 511 West 182nd Street, New York, NY 10033
Brewer's Blackbird by Klone
Location: 3767 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Broad-winged Hawk by Jenevieve
Location: Opulence Waxing Spa, 1724 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10032
Brown Pelicans by Jason Covert
Location: 601 W 149th Street, New York, NY, 10031
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch by Yazmeen Collazo
Location: Sexy Nails Inc., 3803 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Burrowing Owl by Jana Liptak
Location: 606 West 145 Street, New York, NY 100131
Calliope Hummingbird by Kristy McCarthy
Location: Apollo Pharmacy, 3569 Broadway (at 146th St.), New York, NY 10031
Canada Goose by Snoeman
Location: 3868 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Canada Warbler by Andres Alvarez
Location: 3668 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Cerulean Warbler by Tom Sanford
Location: 601 West 149th Street, New York, NY 10031
Common Loon by Kristian Glynn
Location: 601 W. 149th St., New York, NY 10031
Connecticut Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler by Shawn Bullen
Location: 3507 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Eastern Whip-poor-will by Yumi Rodriguez, Candice Flewharty, and Melanie Sokolow
Location: 601 W. 161st Street, New York, NY 10032
Endangered Harlem by Gaia
Location: 1883, 1885, and 1887 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10032
Evening Grosbeak and Black-headed Grosbeak by Ouizi
Location: 1805 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10031
Ferruginous Hawk by Ben Angotti
Location: GNC, 3551 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Fish Crow by Hitnes
Location: 3750 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Florida Scrub-Jay and Mexican Jay by Welin
Location: 3528 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Forest Park by Cern
Location: Off 72nd Road on the bridle path, Queens, NY 11421
Gang of Warblers by George Boorujy
Location: 601 W. 162nd Street, New York, NY 10032
Glossy Ibis and Lewis’s Woodpecker by Kristy McCarthy and Pelumi Adegawa
Location: 3671 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Golden-fronted Woodpecker by Juan Travieso
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Gray Hawk by Marthalicia Matarrita
Location: 500 W 135th St New York, NY 10031
Great Gray Owl by Key Detail
Location: Daliza Pharmacy, 3481 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Greater Sage-Grouse by George Boorujy
Location: 3920 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Gyrfalcon by Frank Parga
Location: 3750 Broadway at W. 156th St., New York, NY 10032
Henslow's Sparrow and Mountain Bluebird by youth artists
Location: 2113 Amsterdam Ave., New York NY 10032
Hooded Oriole and Lawrence's Goldfinch by Christian Penn
Location: 3415 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Hooded Warbler by GERALUZ
Location: 522 W. 147th St., New York, NY 10031
Horned Grebe by Giannina Gutierrez
Location: Kim Tong Wireless, 1722 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10031
House Finch by Mr. Mustart
Location: 3764 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Laughing Gull by Simon Aredondo
Location: Monkey Cup, 1728 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10031
Long-eared Owl by Greg Burak
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Mallard by Graham Preston
Location: 601 W. 149th St., New York, NY 10031
Mangrove Cuckoo by Candice Flewharty
Location: 3675 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Montezuma Quail by Hagar Fletcher
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Mountain Bluebird by Nathan Catlin
Location: 3604 Broadway, New York, NY 10031 and 3610 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Northern Saw-whet Owl by Summer McClinton
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Osprey by Soten
Location: 3663 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Ovenbird by Cern
Location: Hamilton Discount Wine & Liquor, 3607 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Peregrine Falcon by Damien Mitchell
Location: 752 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10031
Pinyon Jay by Mary Lacy
Location: 3668 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Piping Plover by Colleen Smith
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Purple Finches by Max Kauffman
Location: 130 Hamilton Place, New York, NY 10031
Red-faced Warbler by ATM
Location: 601 W. 162 St., New York, NY 10032
Reddish Egret by Matthew Woodward
Location: 3604 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Roseate Spoonbill by Danielle Mastrion
Location: 3531 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Rufous Hummingbird by Yumi Rodriguez
Location: 3860 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Rusty Blackbird by Taylor McKimens
Location: 3621 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Sandhill Crane by Kim Power
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Spotted Owl by Paul Nassar
Location: 3841 Hardware, 3841 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Swainson's Hawk by Sarah Kenny Werner and Harlem Educational Activities Fund
Location: 564 W. 149th St., New York, NY 10031
Swallow-tailed Kite (and Others) by Lunar New Year
Location: 575 W. 155th St., New York, NY 10032
Townsend’s Warbler by ATM
Location: 3632 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Tricolored Heron by Iena Cruz
Location: 432 West 163rd St., New York, NY 10032
Trumpeter Swan by Carlos Pinto and John Sear
Location: 601 West 163rd Street, New York, NY 10032
Tundra Swan by Boy Kong
Location: 3631 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Violet-green Swallow by Christian Penn
Location: 3662 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Western Bluebird and Rufous-crowned Sparrow by Shawn Bullen
Location: Amsterdam Tobacco, 1614 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10031
Western Tanager by Yu-baba
Location: Marina Dental Center, 3768 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Whiskered Screech-Owl by Snoeman
Location: 3631 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Wild Turkey by N. Soala
Location: 3629 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Williamson's Sapsucker by ATM
Location: 663 W. 158 St., New York, NY 10032
Wilson's Warbler by Cara Lynch
Location: 1805 Amsterdam Ave., New York NY 10031
Yellow-headed Blackbird by Don Rimx
Location: Aure Multi Services, 1732 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10031
Zone-tailed Hawk by Aaron Zimmerman
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
