Remsen, J.V. 1977 Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea May 28 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif.: 1 breeding plumage male spotted by Hank Brodkin at the edge of the pond surrounded by mesquite just off the north end of the golf course. - chestnut cap; dark brown face; chestnut throat and upper breast extending along sides to flanks; whitish lower breast and belly; buffy white sides of neck; dark back (did not see the streaks); 2 white wingbars. The breeding plumage male is such a distinctively patterned bird that it is ridiculous to even discuss similar species. We watched the bird from as close as 30 ft. for about 30 seconds before it vanished off across the golf course. June 14 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif.: 2♂♂ - one at Fish Docks and one in poison-hemlock gully just SW of Nunes Ranch. The Fish Docks bird was a perfect-plumaged bird, singing vigorously in the cypress - fantastic views at 20 ft in lower branches of the cypress. This was almost certainly one of the two Bay-breasteds Joe Morlan found here yesterday. The bird near Nunes was also a singing ♂ but its bay was not as solid or distinct - did not extended as far down the sides and showed some signs of molt on the crown and throat. The Nunes bird was seen from as close as 6ft. and was studied for at least 10 minutes total.