Tyrone is 15 miles north of Altoona on US-220, tucked into the Juniata River valley with Bald Eagle Mountain rising to the east. The borough has a mill-town character — built around the paper industry, with a housing stock that rivals Altoona's railroad-era homes in age. Many of Tyrone's residential streets have late 19th and early 20th century homes with the same vulnerabilities: aging wood fascia, brick chimneys, old attic vent designs that leave gaps large enough for bats and squirrels.
Bald Eagle Mountain to the east and the Allegheny ridges to the west create a natural wildlife corridor through the Juniata valley. Wildlife pressure in Tyrone is consistent year-round. We serve Tyrone as part of our regular Blair County territory across northern Blair County.
Bat calls from Tyrone follow the same pattern as Altoona. Big Brown Bats, dominant since White-nose Syndrome devastated Little Brown Bat populations, colonize the older housing stock. The Juniata River and its tributary streams serve as foraging corridors. Tyrone's older neighborhoods along Pennsylvania Avenue and the side streets off US-220 have the same aging construction details that create bat access: mortar gaps, old wood-frame details, deteriorating attic vents.
Bat maternity season (May 1 through August 15) means exclusion work cannot happen until mid-August. We are scheduling inspections now. Call today — our fall exclusion calendar fills quickly, so it is worth booking before mid-August.
The Juniata River floodplain provides ideal raccoon habitat in and around Tyrone. They move into chimneys and attic spaces in spring when seeking denning sites. The rural-suburban mix around Tyrone also means significant groundhog pressure on foundations, decks, and sheds — especially on properties near the river bottom and the agricultural areas north of the borough.
Yes. Tyrone is a regular part of our service territory. We are 15 miles south in Altoona. Same-day response is typically available. Call (814) 800-3215.
Very. Tyrone's mill-era housing stock is as old as Altoona's railroad neighborhoods, with the same construction details that bats exploit. If you have an older home in Tyrone and have never had a bat inspection, it is worth scheduling one before the August exclusion season.
Serving Tyrone, Snyder Township, and northern Blair County. Also see: wildlife removal in Bellefonte (Centre County).
PA Game Commission licensed. Altoona-based, 15 miles south. 24/7 response.
(814) 800-3215