Bat Removal Mckinney, TX

McKinney Animal Services and after-hours calls

McKinney Animal Services is at 401 E. Virginia Street and is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 972-547-3445. After hours, the city sends emergency animal calls through police non-emergency at 972-547-2700. The city lists high-risk wild animals such as bats inside a residence as one of those after-hours emergencies. If you find a bat in a bedroom at midnight in McKinney, you don't have to wait until morning.

While you wait, keep the bat in one room. Close the door, put a towel along the gap at the bottom, and keep pets and children out. Don't let it go if anyone may have been exposed. Texas DSHS explains that a bat found where someone was sleeping can mean an exposure that needs testing to rule out. McKinney is in Collin County, where Collin County Health Care Services is the DSHS disease-reporting contact, and its epidemiology department is at (972) 548-4707.

Old and new housing

McKinney has both a historic downtown and fast-growing subdivisions. The median home was built in 2007, about 42% were built in 2010 or later, and only about 7% predate 1980. About 69% are detached houses, the highest share among the North Texas cities on our list. In older downtown houses, bats usually get in through weathered wood trim, attic vents, and gaps where porches meet the house. In new subdivisions, the usual spots are roof-to-wall joints, ridge-vent ends, and the tops of stone veneer.

Species and timing

Collin County's building bats are mainly Brazilian free-tailed bats and big brown bats, with evening bats too, according to Texas Tech's Mammals of Texas. Big brown bats form maternity colonies of about 20 to 300, with young born from May into August. They can also overwinter in buildings. At McKinney National Airport, about 4.5 miles from downtown, average lows are 50°F or warmer only from April through October, and January averages about 34°F. With TPWD discouraging exclusion from May 1 to August 15, McKinney's main window is mid-August through October.

McKinney housing and climate snapshot

• Housing units: 88,397 (median year built 2007)
• Built before 1980: 7%; built 2010 or later: 42%
• Single-family detached: 69%; buildings with 10+ units: 19%
• Renter-occupied homes: 37%
• Average January low: 34°F; average August high: 96°F
• Months with an average low of 50°F or warmer: Apr–Oct

Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003) via Census Reporter. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Mckinney Muni Ap station.

Common questions

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Sources

1. City of McKinney: Animal Services
2. Texas DSHS: Collin County disease reporting contacts
3. Mammals of Texas (TTU NSRL): Brazilian free-tailed bat
4. Mammals of Texas (TTU NSRL): big brown bat
5. Mammals of Texas (TTU NSRL): evening bat
6. TPWD Outdoor Annual: nongame and other species (bats)
7. Texas DSHS: bat exposure scenarios and capture tips
8. Census Reporter: McKinney ACS 2024 profile
9. NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 monthly normals (Mckinney Muni Ap)