TEANECK, N.J. — A New Jersey town plans to acquire 20 air horns to help residents deal with aggressive wild turkeys.

Animal control officer Vincent Ascolese said he will give the horns to Teaneck officials to distribute to the public, The Record newspaper reported.

Amy Schweitzer, of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s fish and wildlife division, said she captured an aggressive male turkey on Tuesday, which she said will help ease the aggression of the birds.

The turkeys have attacked residents, pecked at cars, and held up traffic. One even flew through a resident’s glass kitchen window.

Town officials said only the state is able to touch the birds, but residents can humanely scare them away by using water hoses or making loud noises to assert dominance.

Associated Press