The topics of global climate change and its potential effects on species and ecosystems have recently entered a major spotlight of public attention. Research in these areas has also recently surged. My search of the ISI Web of Science (available at university libraries), with the simple search criteria “birds” and “climate change,” yielded 592 journal articles relating to birds and climate change published in the last 4-year period, 2007–2010, compared to only 32 from 1997 to 2000. Because of the many variable ramifications of climate change and complex interactions, however, it’s exceedingly difficult to link climate change to measurable effects on particular species. Effects of Climate Change on Birds is an edited volume that gives an overview of our current level of knowledge and current research on the biological consequences of climate change on birds. Although the take-home message is that we have much yet to learn, the editors suggest that birds may serve as a useful model for climate-change effects because of the large amounts of historical data, continuing monitoring, and the sensitivity of birds to environmental change. The book attempts to take a synthesis approach with the aim of stimulating future research, and the target audience is the next generation of ornithologists.