Observers logged 66 research-grade sightings across Sonoma Valley in the past week — from the ridgelines of Sonoma Mountain and Trione-Annadel to the creeks of Glen Ellen. Here is a gallery of what is out there right now.

Columbian Black-tailed Deer seen in Sonoma Valley
Columbian Black-tailed Deer — Oakmont Dr, Santa Rosa. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Ash-throated Flycatcher seen in Sonoma Valley
Ash-throated Flycatcher — Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen. © jenniferlchandler, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Cooper's Hawk seen in Sonoma Valley
Cooper's Hawk — Kenwood. © caenvsci, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Great Egret seen in Sonoma Valley
Great Egret — Glen Ellen. © mammoth01, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
California King Snake seen in Sonoma Valley
California King Snake — Sonoma County. © ediardo, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake seen in Sonoma Valley
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake — Lichau Rd, Penngrove. © patrick68213, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Western Fence Lizard seen in Sonoma Valley
Western Fence Lizard — Sonoma County, US-. © shelivedthere, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Acmon Blue seen in Sonoma Valley
Acmon Blue — Sonoma County. © arlenedevitt, CC-BY, via iNaturalist.
California Gall Wasp seen in Sonoma Valley
California Gall Wasp — Weise Road, Glen Ellen. © jzupan, CC0, via iNaturalist.
California Pipevine Swallowtail seen in Sonoma Valley
California Pipevine Swallowtail — Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen. © leoscheideman, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Gray Buckeye seen in Sonoma Valley
Gray Buckeye — Trione-Annadel State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Mylitta Crescent seen in Sonoma Valley
Mylitta Crescent — Sonoma County. © arlenedevitt, CC-BY, via iNaturalist.
Vivid Dancer seen in Sonoma Valley
Vivid Dancer — Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen. © aquariusheartcake, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Western Black Widow seen in Sonoma Valley
Western Black Widow — Sonoma County. © ediardo, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Western Forest Scorpion seen in Sonoma Valley
Western Forest Scorpion — Wake Robin Dr, Glen Ellen. © mnewhouser, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
American pokeweed seen in Sonoma Valley
American pokeweed — Marty Dr, Glen Ellen. © plutocrat, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Annual Honesty seen in Sonoma Valley
Annual Honesty — Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Broad-leaved helleborine seen in Sonoma Valley
Broad-leaved helleborine — Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen. © tkestrel, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.

Also logged this week

  • Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) — Singing Brook Cir, Santa Rosa (bird)
  • American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) — Glen Ellen (amphibian)
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) — Griswold Ave, Kenwood (insect)
  • California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) — Weise Road, Glen Ellen (plant)
  • California cudweed (Pseudognaphalium californicum) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) — Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood (plant)
  • California scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Cardinal Catchfly (Silene laciniata) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Chicory (Cichorium intybus) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) — Lichau Rd, Penngrove (plant)
  • Cobwebby Thistle (Cirsium occidentale) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Common Madia (Madia elegans) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Common Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata) — Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood (plant)
  • Giant Chain Fern (Woodwardia fimbriata) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Hooker's fairybells (Prosartes hookeri) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Large Leatherroot (Hoita macrostachya) — Glen Ellen (plant)
  • Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Ocean spray (Holodiscus discolor) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) — Weise Road, Glen Ellen (plant)
  • Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) — Weise Road, Glen Ellen (plant)
  • Pacific poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) — Weise Road, Glen Ellen (plant)
  • Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) — Weise Road, Glen Ellen (plant)
  • Pink Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Rosilla (Helenium puberulum) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Scarlet Monkeyflower (Erythranthe cardinalis) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Solomon's plume (Maianthemum racemosum) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Whitestem Hedgenettle (Stachys albens) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Wiry Snapdragon (Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus) — Glen Ellen (Arnold Dr & London Ranch Rd), Glen Ellen (plant)
  • Lace Lichen (Ramalina menziesii) — Weise Road, Glen Ellen (fungus)

For the record: more than 183,387 wild observations and museum specimens have been logged in this stretch of the valley over the decades, according to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Sightings from research-grade observations on iNaturalist; photographs used under their Creative Commons licenses, credited to the observer. Records are community-submitted and identifications may be revised. Please observe wildlife respectfully and keep to the trails.

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