Henslow’s Sparrow and Mountain Bluebird by youth artists
Location: 2113 Amsterdam Ave., New York NY 10032
Painted: November 10, 2017
Sponsored: In honor of Cecilia & Paul - 9/11/22
About the Birds: Already in serious decline, the furtive Henslow's Sparrow may lose 85 percent of its current summer breeding habitat with climate change, causing the bird to disappear from fields and meadows to the east and south of Iowa. The Mountain Bluebird nests in sagebrush desert, mountain meadows, and alpine tundra, habitats expected to suffer under climate change as well. It could lose half of its current breeding range and also face drought and wildfire.
About the Artists: This mural was created by local youth from Washington Heights鈥攊ncluding Gregorio Luper贸n High School students Sheised Nu帽ez, Darlin Garcia, Issac Reyes, Emely Rodriguez, Javier Soriano, Ana De La Cruz, and Alondra Martinez, as well as Cristal Castillo, Wildriana Paulino, Jonathan Caceres, and Beyonce Martinez鈥攃oordinated by artist Reynaldo Garc铆a Pantale贸n. The group titled this piece, 鈥淰ientos Natales,鈥 meaning 鈥渘ative winds鈥 in Spanish. Pantale贸n has also collaborated with community groups like Dominica York Proyecto GRAFICA as an artist, graphic designer, and musician, and he has worked as a teacher and instructor with various groups like Palenque (a violence-prevention program for youth), The Dominican Women's Development Center, The Children鈥檚 Aid Society, and many schools.
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