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.
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
138
bird species painted
100
murals painted
New York City 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 Robin by Jessica Maffia
Location: 630 W. 173rd Street, New York, NY 10032
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
Audubon's Oriole by Dister
Location: 2180 Amsterdam, 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
Barn Swallows by Marthalicia Matarrita
Location: Broadway Pharmacy, 3621 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
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
Bridled Titmouse by Samuel Medina
Location: 600 W. 150th Street, New York, NY
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 Thrasher by Jesus Medina
Location: 600 W. 150th Street, New York, NY
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
Long-tailed Jaeger by Jesus Medina
Super Plan Laundromat, 754A St. Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10031
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
Mourning Warbler by Tom Sanford
Location: 700 W. 175th Street, New York, NY 10033
Northern Gannet by Marthalicia Matarrita
Location: 752 St. Nicholas Avenue, 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
Red-naped Sapsucker by BlusterOne
Location: 750A St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10031
Reddish Egret by Matthew Woodward
Location: 3604 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Ringed Kingfisher by Geobany Rodriguez
Location: 500 West 175th Street, New York, NY 10033
Roseate Spoonbill by Danielle Mastrion
Location: 3531 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Rough-legged Hawk by TOTEM
Location: 2157 Amsterdam Ave, 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
Snowy Owl by Mike Fernandez
Location: 3875 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
Tropical Parula by Carla Torres
Location: 1220 St. Nicholas Avenue, 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
White-tailed Hawk by TOTEM
Location: 562 West 164th Street, New York, NY 10032
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
Partner Murals and Mural Projects
The Audubon Mural Project Takes Flight in Rockford, Illinois
Audubon Mural ProjectPaintings of imperiled birds beautify buildings throughout the city, providing a catalyst for conversations about climate change.
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.)
Support the Audubon Mural Project
Your donations fund the artists and supplies needed to spread the word about birds and climate change.
Explore the story behind the murals with NY1:
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.