Observers logged 72 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.

Bobcat seen in Sonoma Valley
Bobcat — Santa Rosa. © icv00, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Columbian Black-tailed Deer seen in Sonoma Valley
Columbian Black-tailed Deer — Glen Ellen. © direbecca, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Acorn Woodpecker seen in Sonoma Valley
Acorn Woodpecker — Sonoma County. © direbecca, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Band-tailed Pigeon seen in Sonoma Valley
Band-tailed Pigeon — Sonoma County. © direbecca, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Brown Creeper seen in Sonoma Valley
Brown Creeper — Sonoma County. © direbecca, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Killdeer seen in Sonoma Valley
Killdeer — Sonoma County. © mikewitkowski, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Lesser Goldfinch seen in Sonoma Valley
Lesser Goldfinch — Sonoma County. © direbecca, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Song Sparrow seen in Sonoma Valley
Song Sparrow — Sonoma County. © direbecca, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Turkey Vulture seen in Sonoma Valley
Turkey Vulture — Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen. © shxx60, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Wood Duck seen in Sonoma Valley
Wood Duck — Sonoma County. © mikewitkowski, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Pacific Gopher Snake seen in Sonoma Valley
Pacific Gopher Snake — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © samgilbertson, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Western Fence Lizard seen in Sonoma Valley
Western Fence Lizard — Penngrove. © kinderteacher, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
American Bullfrog seen in Sonoma Valley
American Bullfrog — Sonoma Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen. © iamsam1973, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Beaked Twig Gall Wasp seen in Sonoma Valley
Beaked Twig Gall Wasp — Glen Ellen. © direbecca, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
California Ringlet seen in Sonoma Valley
California Ringlet — Sonoma County. © direbecca, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Carolina Sphinx seen in Sonoma Valley
Carolina Sphinx — Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen. © jenniferlchandler, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth seen in Sonoma Valley
Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth — Penngrove. © kinderteacher, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Crystalline Gall Wasp seen in Sonoma Valley
Crystalline Gall Wasp — Glen Ellen. © direbecca, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.

Also logged this week

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.

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