The Audubon Mural Project Lands in the Pacific Northwest
Audubon Mural ProjectOn Washington's Vashon Island, the community has embraced a public art initiative to inspire conservation of local climate-threatened species.

The Audubon Mural Project is a public-art initiative of the National Audubon Society and Gitler &_____ Gallery that celebrates birds while drawing attention to the risk climate changes poses to both birds and people. It began in the Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods of northern Manhattan, where pioneering bird artist John James Audubon once lived and is buried, and is now stretching its wings across the country.
The project commissions artists with a diverse range of styles and life experiences to paint birds imperiled by climate change. In Audubon’s groundbreaking “Survival By Degrees” report, scientists found that climate change will threaten the existence of 389 bird species—two-thirds of all North American birds—and that no bird will escape the impacts of related hazards like increased wildfire and sea-level rise. But the report also offers hope: If we take action on climate change now, hundreds of bird species will be better off—and nearly 150 will no longer be vulnerable to extinction.
Dozens of birds now perch on doors, walls, and security gates throughout New York City, and the project has been widely celebrated in the media, including by The New York Times. Want to tour the murals? New York City Audubon leads a monthly walk, or you can take a self-guided tour using one of the maps below. The New-York Historical Society also features rotating images from the Audubon Mural Project in its Birds of America gallery.
Satellite murals and partner mural projects have begun to proliferate across the country. Scroll down to see some featured sites. If you’d like to learn more about how to support the Audubon Mural Project in New York City or elsewhere, e-mail us at muralproject@audubon.org and amp@gitlerand.com. Are you a teacher who has incorporated the mural project into your science or arts class? We'd like to know that, too. And a huge thank you to all of our donors and supporters thus far!
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Location: 101 Edgecombe Ave, New York, NY 10030
Location: Halletts Point, Queens, NY 11102
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3612 Broadway, New York, NY, 10031
Location: 630 W. 173rd Street, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3612-18 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 500 W. 135 Street, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3458 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 2180 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10032
Location: J&G Wines and Liquors, 3803 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3623 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 500 W. 138th Street, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3458 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: Broadway Pharmacy, 3621 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3300 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3632 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3627 Broadway, New York, NY, 10031
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: New Happiness Chinese Restaurant, 3640 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 601 W. 162nd Street, New York, NY 10032
Location: 601 W. 149th Street, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3637 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 560 W. 157th Street, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3898 Broadway, New York, NY
Location: Buena Vista Vision Center, 3777 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 511 West 182nd Street, New York, NY 10033
Location: 3767 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 600 W. 150th Street, New York, NY
Location: Opulence Waxing Spa, 1724 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10032
Location: 601 W 149th Street, New York, NY, 10031
Location: 600 W. 150th Street, New York, NY
Location: Sexy Nails Inc., 3803 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 606 West 145 Street, New York, NY 100131
Location: Apollo Pharmacy, 3569 Broadway (at 146th St.), New York, NY 10031
Location: 3868 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3668 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 601 West 149th Street, New York, NY 10031
Location: 601 W. 149th St., New York, NY 10031
Location: 3507 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 601 W. 161st Street, New York, NY 10032
Location: 1883, 1885, and 1887 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10032
Location: 1805 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10031
Location: GNC, 3551 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3750 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3528 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: Off 72nd Road on the bridle path, Queens, NY 11421
Location: 601 W. 162nd Street, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3671 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 500 W. 135th St New York, NY 10031
Location: Daliza Pharmacy, 3481 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3920 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3750 Broadway at W. 156th St., New York, NY 10032
Location: 2113 Amsterdam Ave., New York NY 10032
Location: 3415 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 522 W. 147th St., New York, NY 10031
Location: Kim Tong Wireless, 1722 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3764 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: Monkey Cup, 1728 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Super Plan Laundromat, 754A St. Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10031
Location: 601 W. 149th St., New York, NY 10031
Location: 3675 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3604 Broadway, New York, NY 10031 and 3610 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 700 W. 175th Street, New York, NY 10033
Location: 752 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3663 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: Hamilton Discount Wine & Liquor, 3607 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 752 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3668 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 130 Hamilton Place, New York, NY 10031
Location: 601 W. 162 St., New York, NY 10032
Location: 750A St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3604 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 500 West 175th Street, New York, NY 10033
Location: 3531 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 2157 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3860 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3621 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3875 Broadway, New York NY 10032
Location: 3841 Hardware, 3841 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 564 W. 149th St., New York, NY 10031
Location: 575 W. 155th St., New York, NY 10032
Location: 3632 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 432 West 163rd St., New York, NY 10032
Location: 1220 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10032
Location: 601 West 163rd Street, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3631 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3662 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: Amsterdam Tobacco, 1614 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10031
Location: Marina Dental Center, 3768 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3631 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 562 West 164th Street, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3629 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 663 W. 158 St., New York, NY 10032
Location: 1805 Amsterdam Ave., New York NY 10031
Location: Aure Multi Services, 1732 Amsterdam, New York, NY 10031
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
On Washington's Vashon Island, the community has embraced a public art initiative to inspire conservation of local climate-threatened species.
Paintings of imperiled birds beautify buildings throughout the city, providing a catalyst for conversations about climate change.
Want a paper version? Download a printable map here.
(Note the Google map may reflect more recent updates to the status of murals.)
Your donations fund the artists and supplies needed to spread the word about birds and climate change.
Plus: How the Audubon Mural Project amounts to a new kind of birdwatching. The joys of encountering the unexpected on a walking tour. Why the murals help people tune back in to the problem of climate change. Hear from artists and neighbors on the murals' impact. Learn how it provided one neighbor with her spark bird. Find more press coverage here.
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