▁her ▁description ▁was ▁first ▁sp otted ▁in ▁R ivers ide ▁Park ▁and ▁then ▁near ▁the ▁American ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History ▁and ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green . ▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁way ▁dow nt own ▁before ▁finally ▁sett ling ▁in ▁B atter y ▁Park . ▁ ▁She ▁occasionally ▁w ander ed ▁from ▁the ▁park , ▁possibly ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁a ▁mate . ▁Each ▁summer ▁she ▁left ▁the ▁park ▁to ▁nest ▁and ▁lay ▁un fer til ized ▁eggs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁she ▁was ▁seen ▁in ▁Trib eca ▁before ▁being ▁captured ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁B atter y ▁Park . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁a ▁tur key , ▁pres umably ▁Zel da , ▁was ▁sp otted ▁in ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁and ▁Trib eca . ▁She ▁spent ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁nearby ▁B atter y ▁Park ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁gar ner ed ▁wider ▁attention ▁when ▁some ▁tour ists ▁began ▁to ▁fear ▁for ▁her ▁safety ▁around ▁Thanks g iving . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁again ▁drew ▁attention ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁realized ▁that ▁she ▁surv ived ▁H urr icane ▁Sand y ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁missing ▁for ▁five ▁days . ▁ ▁While ▁most ▁wild ▁tur keys ▁only ▁live ▁to ▁be ▁six ▁years ▁old , ▁Zel da ▁was ▁at ▁least ▁ten . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced