Gospel Birds is a collection of nine classic and very funny monologues from the early years of A Prairie Home Companion. In addition to the title story (about Irma and Ernie Lundeen's traveling flock of acrobatic, bible-reciting birds), contents include:

- Pastor Ingquist's Trip to Orlando
- Mammoth Concert Tickets
-  Bruno, the Fishing Dog
- Gospel Birds
- Meeting Donny Hart at the Bus Stop
- A Day at the Circus with Mazumbo
- The Tollerud's Korean Baby
- Sylvester Krueger's Desk
- Babe Ruth visits Lake Wobegon

Gospel Birds is Garrison Keillor at his very best—endearing insights, gentle humor and warm affection for the human foibles we all share.