Some residents start getting nervous when they don’t see Rosie The Roosevelt Island Turkey out and about the neighborhood for a few days and worry about how she handling the cold and snow this winter.
Rosie is a wild animal. By all reports, she is doing fine.
Here are some recent Rosie sighings.
February 12
Hanabi (@Hanabi_NYC) February 13, 2025
Winter turkey #birdcpp pic.twitter.com/Taeu7E1R0g
February 11
Hanabi (@Hanabi_NYC) February 12, 2025
Industrious bird heading to an important appointment#birdcpp pic.twitter.com/7KuFCVsX5m
Let me practice before class starts. #birdcpp pic.twitter.com/yOmAsLo7ak
Hanabi (@Hanabi_NYC) February 11, 2025
February 8
Hanabi (@Hanabi_NYC) February 8, 2025
Astoria the Roosevelt Island Turkey #birdcpp pic.twitter.com/r4V9BFugqd
NO !!!!! pic.twitter.com/5lIMpFT8BR
Hanabi (@Hanabi_NYC) February 7, 2025
A family we know who live on Roosevelt Island call her Rosie (sp?). @Above96th pic.twitter.com/WoAjBXfsg9
Leo Wong (@LeoTheLess) February 9, 2025
Yes, some know her as Rosie! We named her Astoria before she surprised us by flying to Roosevelt Island.
Manhattan Bird Alert (@BirdCentralPark) February 10, 2025
Maybe it will find some seeds while pecking on that dead plant? The wild turkey at Roosevelt Island fr this morning. #wildturkey pic.twitter.com/qOB7kgHSfY
Gigi A (@gigi_nyc) February 9, 2025
“Astoria, you are cleared for takeoff.” Well after sunset, Roosevelt Island’s Wild Turkey flies up to her favorite tree where she can enjoy a safe and restful night. pic.twitter.com/x7QbynhXDT
Manhattan Bird Alert (@BirdCentralPark) February 6, 2025