Location: 101 Edgecombe Ave, New York, NY 10030
Where Birds Meet Art . . .
166
bird species painted
119
murals painted
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 Bird Alliance offers monthly tours of the Harlem murals. You can also take a self-guided tour using one of the maps below. The Audubon Mural Project has also begun to spread its wings across the country—and the world! Scroll down to see some of the bird murals that have been painted by our partners.
If you are an artist and would like to participate in the New York project, e-mail 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! Email us at muralproject@audubon.org.
Location: Halletts Point, Queens, NY 11102
Location: 323 Edgecombe Community Garden, New York, NY 10031
Location: 565 W 169th Street, New York, NY 10032
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: 5 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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: 409 W 145th Street, 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: Studio Delaj, 3545 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx, NY 10463
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: Freeman Plaza East, New York, NY 10013
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: Red Hook Recreation Area, 155 Bay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
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
500 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: 930 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10032
Location: 752 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10031
Location: 240 Wadsworth Avenue, New York, NY 10033
Location: 3668 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 3740 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Location: 130 Hamilton Place, New York, NY 10031
Location: 849 St. Nicholas Ave, 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: 90 S. 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249
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: 607 W. 158th Street, New York, NY 10032
Location: 564 W. 149th St., New York, NY 10031
Location: 575 W. 155th St., New York, NY 10032
Location: 27 Huntington Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Location: 3632 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Location: 500 W 175th Street, New York, NY 10033
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: Montefiore Square, 138th Street and Broadway, 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.
Inspired by the Audubon Mural Project, this summer students in an Audubon campus chapter came together to paint dozens of climate-threatened birds—each in their very own frame.
Location: 307 Elm Street NW, Washington D.C. 20001
Location: 136 Front Street, Alton, IL 62002
Location: 830 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
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.