Observers logged 156 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.
Also logged this week
- Coyote (Canis latrans) — Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen (mammal)
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) — Glen Ellen (bird)
- Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni) — Glen Ellen (bird)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) — Glen Ellen (bird)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) — Glen Ellen (bird)
- Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus) — Sonoma Dev Center (bird)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) — Sonoma Dev Center (bird)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) — Sonoma Dev. Center (bird)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) — Glen Ellen (bird)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) — Glen Ellen (bird)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) — Sonoma Dev Center (bird)
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) — Sonoma Dev Center (bird)
- Western Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura meridionalis) — Sonoma County (bird)
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) — Glen Ellen (bird)
- Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Santa Rosa (reptile)
- Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer) — Glen Ellen (reptile)
- Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) — John Mesa, Glen Ellen (reptile)
- Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) — Sonoma County (reptile)
- American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) — Glen Ellen (amphibian)
- California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) — N Loop Trail, Kenwood (amphibian)
- Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon) — Sonoma County (insect)
- California Gall Wasp (Andricus quercuscalifornicus) — Sonoma County (insect)
- Common Ringlet (Coenonympha california) — Suttenfield 1-018 Dam, Glen Ellen (insect)
- Crystalline Gall Wasp (Feron crystallinum) — Sonoma Valley Regional Park, Glen Ellen (insect)
- Disc Gall Wasp (Feron parmula) — Sonoma County (insect)
- Eubrianax edwardsii — Petaluma (insect)
- Fuzzy Gall Wasp (Besbicus conspicuus) — Glen Ellen (insect)
- Gray Buckeye (Junonia grisea) — Sonoma (insect)
- Manzanita Leafgall Aphid (Tamalia coweni) — Rail Rd, Glen Ellen (insect)
- Red Cone Gall Wasp (Feron kingi) — Sonoma County (insect)
- Saucer Gall Wasp (Feron gigas) — Sonoma (insect)
- Striped Volcano Gall Wasp (Feron atrimentum) — Sonoma County (insect)
- Toyon Gall Thrips (Liothrips ilex) — Sonoma County (insect)
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) — Sonoma County (insect)
- Yellow Wig Gall Wasp (Druon fullawayi) — Sonoma County (insect)
- Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus) — Mountain Vista Ct, Santa Rosa (arachnid)
- Grape Erineum Mite (Colomerus vitis) — Wilson, Glen Ellen (arachnid)
- Noble False Widow (Steatoda nobilis) — Lawndale Rd, Kenwood (arachnid)
- Western Forest Scorpion (Uroctonus mordax) — N Loop Trail, Kenwood (arachnid)
- Button's Banana Slug (Ariolimax buttoni) — N Loop Trail, Kenwood (mollusc)
- American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) — Sonoma Dev Center (plant)
- Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii) — Suttenfield 1-018 Dam, Glen Ellen (plant)
- California bay (Umbellularia californica) — Penngrove (plant)
- California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) — Glen Ellen (Arnold Dr. & London Ranch Rd.), Glen Ellen (plant)
- California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus) — Sonoma County (plant)
- California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) — Sonoma County (plant)
- Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) — Sonoma Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) — Orchard Trail, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Common St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) — Sonoma County (plant)
- Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis) — Petaluma (plant)
- Devil's Beggarticks (Bidens frondosa) — Glen Ellen (plant)
- Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) — Sonoma County (plant)
- Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) — Sonoma County (plant)
- Harding Grass (Phalaris aquatica) — Sonoma County (plant)
- Hayfield Tarweed (Hemizonia congesta) — Sunrise, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) — Fern Lake Trail, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Pacific poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) — Petaluma (plant)
- Pink Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula) — Santero Way, Cotati (plant)
- Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) — Sunrise, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Slender Centaury (Centaurium tenuiflorum) — Sonoma County (plant)
- Stinkwort (Dittrichia graveolens) — Sifford, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) — Sonoma County (plant)
- Tropical Horseweed (Erigeron sumatrensis) — Sifford, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Turkey Mullein (Croton setiger) — Sonoma County (plant)
- Vinegar Weed (Trichostema lanceolatum) — Sunrise, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Yellow Star-Thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) — Sonoma County (plant)
- Golden-eye Lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) — Glen Ellen (fungus)
- Lace Lichen (Ramalina menziesii) — Glen Ellen (fungus)
- Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri) — Suttenfield 1-018 Dam, Glen Ellen (fungus)
For the record: more than 185,072 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.