Remsen, J.V. 1978 Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus July 17 Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif.: I seen in dense willow-dogwood thickets about 200 yds. s. of Jewel Lake opposite Nature Center where found on July 11 by Phil Gordon. Today, Linda Hale saw it at about 1030 about 20-30 yds into the thicket from the road at a spot where it had been seen most often the last three days; she came out to get me, and meanwhile Nancy Conzett, after being there for only 5 minutes, had the bird at close range in the same area at ~1045. Then we went back into the thickets and at about 1115, I heard a warbler chip note, about 20 yds. N. of the spot where Linda had seen it, which sounded like a weak or soft Yellow Warbler note, and glimpsed the bird low in the undergrowth. After 10 minutes or so, the Worm-eating Warbler came into view, and we watched it intermittently for about 20 seconds at about 30 ft.' Then we lost it, but it re-appeared a few minutes later, higher in the foliage, and we saw it again for about 10 seconds in fairly bright light. This warbler was very long-billed and short-tailed relative to other warblers. The wings and back were a dull brown without streaks or wingbars. The head was conspicuously marked - a blackish streak through eye and along side of crown - thus the center of the crown had a broad, pale streak bordered on either side by a well-defined blackish streak. The underparts appeared to be a pale buffy, looking almost dull golden yellow when in the sunny foliage.