A flock of troublesome turkeys is gobbling up a quiet New England neighbourhood.

The aggressive birds have been pecking away at locals in Woburn, Massachusetts, even chasing cars down the street and trapping terrified residents inside their vehicles, according to a report Monday by local CBS News. Residents near Nashua and Tremont streets in the city of 40,000 people say no one is spared from the wrath of the combative turkeys, who have been known to go after everyone from kids on bicycles to locals ducking behind their front doors.