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Christmas came and passed, and Vardaman was still three birds short of 700. Then came word of sightings of three more varieties: a skua in Ocean City, Md., a stripe-headed tanager in Miami and a golden-crowned warbler in Brownsville, Texas. Vardaman dashed to Ocean City on Dec. 28, spotted the skua and was on his way to Florida and Texas when he learned that the birds had flown. He was still tempted to check for himself, but decided otherwise. "To hell with it," he says. "It was New Year's Eve, and I was dead tired...
...twists his head as he hears the greeting of a white-eyed vireo. Then he follows the flight of a parula warbler. Already he has spotted 22 different birds and the sun is barely over the trees...
...hush fell over this assemblage and all that could be heard was the chirping of a bewildered bird--"How well the silvery voice of the warbler with its joyous and innocent twitter blends with the fragrance of the lily of the valley...
...words of a '60s platter, life meant "just a-surfin' all day and swingin' " all night. The superswingers, of course, were Warbler Frankie Avalon and matured Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, who boogied by the surf in a string of beach party movies. On Nov. 25 a Dick Clark special on NBC will be co-hosted by Funicello, now 36 and the mother of three, and Avalon, 38, father of eight. "The chemistry between us is just dynamic," giggles Funicello. Frankie agrees, and for good reason. Says he appreciatively: "Annette thinks I am the funniest guy in the world...
...tough act to follow, but Singer Georgia Holt is ready to face the music. Holt, nee Jackie Jean Crouch 51 years ago in Kensett, Ark., happens to be the mother of another warbler: Cher. When Mom took the mike at a West Hollywood nightspot, Studio One, last week, Cher and her sister, Actress Georganne LaPiere, were in the audience cheering wildly. For Holt, the stint was actually a refrain. As a youngster, she used to hit the notes on the radio and in saloons across the West. This time around, Holt has hopes of cutting an album and making...