Where Birds Meet Art . . .

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!

Our Progress

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New York City Murals

Allen's Hummingbird. Mike Fernandez/Audubon

The Audubon Mural Project

Where Birds Meet Art . . .

Our Progress

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New York City Murals

Allen’s Hummingbird by Socky

American Black Duck by Peter Daverington

American Oystercatcher by Stefen Reed

American Redstart by James Alicea

American Robin by Jessica Maffia

American Three-toed Woodpecker, Bullock's Oriole, Red-breasted Sapsucker by Jacinta Stewart

American White Pelican and Yellow-billed Magpie by Kristin Doeblin (ANJL)

Anhinga by Lexi Bella

Audubon's Oriole by Dister

Baird's Sparrow by Ralph Serrano

Bald Eagle by Peter Daverington

Bank Swallow, Common Redpoll, Northern Shoveler, White-faced Ibis by Creative Art Works

Barn Owl by Lexi Bella

Barn Swallows by Marthalicia Matarrita

Bay-breasted Warbler and Semipalmated Plover by FIFTY/FFTY

Black Tern by Laura Ramón Frontelo

Black Vultures by Marthalicia Matarrita

Black-bellied Plover by Pat Arnao

Black-billed Magpie by Andre Trenier

Black-capped Vireo by George Boorujy

Black-chinned Hummingbird by Ashli Sisk

Black-crowned Night-Heron by Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo

Black-throated Blue Warbler by minusbaby

Blackburnian Warbler and Yellow-throated Warbler by George Boorujy

Blue-headed Vireo, Northern Parula, and Pine Siskin by BlusterOne

The Almighty Boat-tailed Grackle by Ezo Wippler

Bohemian Waxwing and Fox Sparrow by ESPY

Brewer's Blackbird by Klone

Bridled Titmouse by Samuel Medina

Broad-winged Hawk by Jenevieve

Brown Pelicans by Jason Covert

Brown Thrasher by Jesus Medina

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch by Yazmeen Collazo

Burrowing Owl by Jana Liptak

Calliope Hummingbird​ by Kristy McCarthy

Canada Goose by Snoeman

Canada Warbler by Andres Alvarez

Cerulean Warbler by Tom Sanford

Common Loon by Kristian Glynn

Connecticut Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler by Shawn Bullen

Eastern Whip-poor-will by Yumi Rodriguez, Candice Flewharty, and Melanie Sokolow

Endangered Harlem by Gaia

Evening Grosbeak and Black-headed Grosbeak by Ouizi

Ferruginous Hawk​ by Ben Angotti

Fish Crow by Hitnes

Calliope Hummingbird by Kristy McCarthy

Ferruginous Hawk by Ben Angotti