http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/john-james-audubon-national-treasures%E2%80%94-birds-season-change-watercolor-models-birds-ameri
(click on link above)
John James Audubon: National Treasures— Birds for a Season of Change: Watercolor Models for The Birds of America (1827–38)
The NY Historical Society is at 170 Central Park West , across from the American Museum of Natural History.