
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. Audubon’s groundbreaking science report "Survival By Degrees" 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 on walls, doors, and other surfaces throughout New York City, and partners have carried it to communities across the country. A special thanks to the many donors and supporters who make this project possible!
Most of the bird murals are concentrated in the Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods of northern Manhattan, where pioneering bird artist John James Audubon once lived and is buried, and where streets, schools, and other local landmarks carry Audubon's name. But John James Audubon's legacy is also intertwined with that of America’s past and present culture of racial oppression. Learn more about his biography and explore questions that it raises about diversity and inclusion in the birding and conservation movements today.
New York City Audubon—one of several Audubon chapters in the process of renaming—offers monthly tours of the Harlem murals. More details and registration here. You can also take a self-guided tour using our printable map or the Google map below. When in New York City, another point of interest is the New-York Historical Society's Birds of America gallery, which 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. Scroll down to see where other satellite projects have popped up.
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
148
bird species painted
109
murals painted
New York City Murals

Allen’s Hummingbird by Socky

American Black Duck by Peter Daverington

American Goldfinch by Samuel Medina

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 Kingbird by Andre Trenier

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

Florida Scrub-Jay and Mexican Jay by Welin

Forest Park by Cern

Gang of Warblers by George Boorujy

Glossy Ibis and Lewis’s Woodpecker by Kristy McCarthy and Pelumi Adegawa

Golden-fronted Woodpecker by Juan Travieso

Gray Hawk by Marthalicia Matarrita

Great Gray Owl by Key Detail

Greater Sage-Grouse by George Boorujy

Gyrfalcon by Frank Parga

Henslow's Sparrow and Mountain Bluebird by youth artists

Hooded Oriole and Lawrence's Goldfinch by Christian Penn

Hooded Warbler by GERALUZ

Horned Grebe by Giannina Gutierrez

House Finch by Mr. Mustart

Laughing Gull by Simon Aredondo

Lincoln’s Sparrow by Peter Daverington

Long-eared Owl by Greg Burak

Long-tailed Jaeger by Jesus Medina

Mallard by Graham Preston

Mangrove Cuckoo by Candice Flewharty

Montezuma Quail by Hagar Fletcher

Mountain Bluebird by Nathan Catlin

Mourning Warbler by Tom Sanford

Northern Gannet by Marthalicia Matarrita

Northern Saw-whet Owl by Summer McClinton

Osprey by Soten

Ovenbird by Cern

Peregrine Falcon by Damien Mitchell

Pine Warbler by Wildriana Paulino

Pinyon Jay by Mary Lacy

Piping Plover by Colleen Smith

Purple Finches by Max Kauffman

Red-faced Warbler by ATM

Red-naped Sapsucker by BlusterOne

Reddish Egret by Matthew Woodward

Ringed Kingfisher by Geobany Rodriguez

Roseate Spoonbill by Danielle Mastrion

Rough-legged Hawk by TOTEM

Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Golden-crowned Kinglet by MANTRA

Rufous Hummingbird by Yumi Rodriguez

Rusty Blackbird by Taylor McKimens

Sandhill Crane by Kim Power

Snowy Owl by Mike Fernandez

Spotted Owl by Paul Nassar

Swainson's Hawk by Sarah Kenny Werner and Harlem Educational Activities Fund

Swallow-tailed Kite (and Others) by Lunar New Year

Townsend’s Warbler by ATM

Tricolored Heron by Iena Cruz

Tropical Parula by Carla Torres

Trumpeter Swan by Carlos Pinto and John Sear

Tundra Swan by Boy Kong

Violet-green Swallow by Christian Penn

Western Bluebird and Rufous-crowned Sparrow by Shawn Bullen

Western Tanager by Yu-baba

Whiskered Screech-Owl by Snoeman

White-tailed Hawk by TOTEM

Wild Turkey by N. Soala

Williamson's Sapsucker by ATM

Wilson's Warbler by Cara Lynch

Yellow Warbler by Creative Art Works

Yellow-headed Blackbird by Don Rimx

Zone-tailed Hawk by Aaron Zimmerman
Partner Murals and Mural Projects

The Audubon Mural Project Lands in the Pacific Northwest

The Audubon Mural Project Takes Flight in Rockford, Illinois

How San Diego City College Audubon Club Found Community Through a Mural
Eastern Black Rail by Yulia Avgustinovich
Mural Locations
Want a paper version? Download a printable map here.
(Note the Google map may reflect more recent updates to the status of murals.)

Explore the story behind the murals with NY1:
Plus: How the Audubon Mural Project amounts to a new kind of birdwatching. 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.