PORTLAND, Ore. -- Residents out in Longview are used to wildlife in and around the city, but a flock of wild turkeys?

Just in time for Thanksgiving the turkeys have descended upon some homes north of town.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife transplanted flocks of wild turkeys just outside town in 1998 and 1999, despite the fact that they’re not indigenous to the Pacific Northwest.

And now those turkeys are breeding faster than hunters can keep up with.

Mike and Christy Mayfield are used to odd noises at their home in the hills above Longview and regularly see elk herds, deer, bobcats and other wildlife.

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But wild turkeys are a whole new ballgame.

“I’ve never seen them before. There was a racket on the front porch so I peaked around very carefully, looked out the window and it was turkeys! Eventually I had the courage to open up the door. They were sitting all over the front railing here and some were down pecking at my roses,” Christy said.

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Mike said he received a phone call from his wife, who was “kind of losing it a little bit.”

The turkeys apparently enjoy the Mayfields’ hospitality -- they came back twice, the couple said.

“I had turkeys all over the deck. The whole deck was covered by turkeys! They walked right up to the window like they wanted in, so I knew if I opened the door they probably would have come right in. It was kind of scary in the beginning,” Christy said.

The birds are descendents of two flocks transplanted here by state wildlife officials -- and they aren’t shy.

“They’re here to stay. They’re getting a foothold,” Mike said.

And they certainly aren't afraid of the upcoming holiday. Most of the turkeys are much larger than their farm-grown cousins thawing in refrigerators around Portland this week.

None of the wild flock will be gracing the Mayfields’ dinner table this week.

The birds are open game during hunting season, according to state Fish and Wildlife officials, but hunters must have a state license.