They've been an item in demand for years, and a Christmas Day-favorite...drones.

It's something Monica Beasley-Martin, and her son were surprised to see on their doorstep.

"My son came home and found the drone right there, sitting in front of the door", said Monica.

It's been a recurring theme, drones finding new homes unintentionally as owners lose track of the once-airborne gifts.

"Make sure you register your drone either as a hobbyist or a professional, you get a little identification number. If you happen to lose the drone, the number can be linked back to you.", said Jacob Gaul with 680 Aerials.

Gaul also adds that you always want to maintain a visual line of sight on your drone.

"What a lot of people do is they make the fatal mistake, they want to put the drone as high and as far as it can go, and that's a bad move.", Jacob added

There are a number of different of factors that go wrong.

"Wind speed on the ground versus wind speed in the air are drastically different, cheaper drones can't handle high winds and that's when you get fly-aways."

However, if you happen to lose track of your drone there are a places to start.

"If it's one that you connect to your phone, make sure you don't shut your phone off and try and go to the last known location, a lot of the couple-hundred dollar models on today's market built-in GPS systems that will give you an approximate location.", says Gaul.

You can also file a report with your local police department, that's where your FAA Identification number that you registered with will come in handy.