Observers logged 28 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 — Pythian Rd & Pythian Ct, Santa Rosa. © aniandthedeer, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Steller's Jay seen in Sonoma Valley
Steller's Jay — N Loop Trail, Kenwood. © tylernelsen, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
California King Snake seen in Sonoma Valley
California King Snake — Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen. © miorhartman, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Western Fence Lizard seen in Sonoma Valley
Western Fence Lizard — Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood. © nattrow, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Western Skink seen in Sonoma Valley
Western Skink — Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen. © nogoko, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Convergent Lady Beetle seen in Sonoma Valley
Convergent Lady Beetle — Randolph Ave, Kenwood. © mtwig, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Mournful Duskywing seen in Sonoma Valley
Mournful Duskywing — Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen. © jenniferlchandler, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
North American Jerusalem Crickets seen in Sonoma Valley
North American Jerusalem Crickets — N Loop Trail, Kenwood. © tylernelsen, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Pacific Spiketail seen in Sonoma Valley
Pacific Spiketail — Glen Ellen. © titannh27, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Western Forest Scorpion seen in Sonoma Valley
Western Forest Scorpion — Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. © tylernelsen, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Pacific madrone seen in Sonoma Valley
Pacific madrone — Glen Ellen. © titannh27, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Pacific poison oak seen in Sonoma Valley
Pacific poison oak — Glen Ellen. © titannh27, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Turkey Mullein seen in Sonoma Valley
Turkey Mullein — Glen Ellen. © icv00, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Turpentine Weed seen in Sonoma Valley
Turpentine Weed — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Valley Oak seen in Sonoma Valley
Valley Oak — Santa Rosa. © patrick68213, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Wiry Snapdragon seen in Sonoma Valley
Wiry Snapdragon — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.

Also logged this week

For the record: more than 183,681 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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