Observers logged 45 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.

Black-tailed Jackrabbit seen in Sonoma Valley
Black-tailed Jackrabbit — Pig Flat Trail, Kenwood. © k_howorth, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Turkey Vulture seen in Sonoma Valley
Turkey Vulture — Glen Ellen. © dave_pg, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Western Fence Lizard seen in Sonoma Valley
Western Fence Lizard — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Gulf Fritillary seen in Sonoma Valley
Gulf Fritillary — Maple Ave, Kenwood. © brandonmaio, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Belladonna Lily seen in Sonoma Valley
Belladonna Lily — North, Eldridge. © wildpuppy, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Blue Elder seen in Sonoma Valley
Blue Elder — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Blue Oak seen in Sonoma Valley
Blue Oak — Glen Ellen. © higganzo, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
California black oak seen in Sonoma Valley
California black oak — Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen. © joelnitta, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
California fuchsia seen in Sonoma Valley
California fuchsia — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
California scrub oak seen in Sonoma Valley
California scrub oak — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Chamise seen in Sonoma Valley
Chamise — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Coast Live Oak seen in Sonoma Valley
Coast Live Oak — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Coast Redwood seen in Sonoma Valley
Coast Redwood — Oakmont Village Association, Santa Rosa. © leytonjfreid, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Common Woolly Sunflower seen in Sonoma Valley
Common Woolly Sunflower — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Coyote Brush seen in Sonoma Valley
Coyote Brush — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Hayfield Tarweed seen in Sonoma Valley
Hayfield Tarweed — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Kellogg's yampah seen in Sonoma Valley
Kellogg's yampah — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Leather Oak seen in Sonoma Valley
Leather Oak — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.

Also logged this week

  • Great Egret (Ardea alba) — Oakmont Dr, Santa Rosa (bird)
  • Mountain Phacelia (Phacelia imbricata) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Naked Buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Pacific poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) — Oakmont Village Association, Santa Rosa (plant)
  • Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) — Jack London State Historic Park (plant)
  • Rod Wirelettuce (Stephanomeria virgata) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Rosilla (Helenium puberulum) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Silver Bush Lupine (Lupinus albifrons) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Sonoma sage (Salvia sonomensis) — Glen Ellen (plant)
  • Tall Flatsedge (Cyperus eragrostis) — Bardy Rd, Santa Rosa (plant)
  • Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Turkey Mullein (Croton setiger) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) — Park, Eldridge (plant)
  • White Alder (Alnus rhombifolia) — Arnold Dr, Glen Ellen (plant)
  • Wicker Buckwheat (Eriogonum luteolum) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
  • Yellow Star-Thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) — Bardy Rd, Santa Rosa (plant)

For the record: more than 183,849 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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