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Credit: NOAA (KY3) While humans can adapt, Jessica Kindall of Wild Birds Unlimited says birds have challenges when the temperature drops.

We found that desert birds comfortably handled air temperatures exceeding 50°C, without a dramatic increase in their body temperature. They maintained body temperatures below approximately 44.5°C.

Birds have internal cues to prepare for migration. However, the mechanisms by which external cues, such as temperature, fine-tune birds' migration departure times are unclear.

With the wild, roller-coaster temperature swings we’ve been experiencing, I had hopes of seeing some feathered friends I haven’t seen in a few months. This week didn’t disappoint.

When your cooking thermometer reads 165 degrees fahrenheit (or 74 degrees celsius, the minimum safe temperature for poultry, since that's the temperature where salmonella dies), the bird is done.