Observers logged 31 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.

American Coot seen in Sonoma Valley
American Coot — Glen Ellen. © wildpuppy, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Bushtit seen in Sonoma Valley
Bushtit — Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen. © jenniferlchandler, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
California Quail seen in Sonoma Valley
California Quail — Sonoma Valley Regional Park, Glen Ellen. © eupatoria, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Great Blue Heron seen in Sonoma Valley
Great Blue Heron — Santa Rosa. © icv00, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Northern Mockingbird seen in Sonoma Valley
Northern Mockingbird — Sonoma Valley Regional Park, Glen Ellen. © eupatoria, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Red-breasted Sapsucker seen in Sonoma Valley
Red-breasted Sapsucker — Glen Ellen. © kinderteacher, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Wild Turkey seen in Sonoma Valley
Wild Turkey — Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood. © jzupan, CC0, via iNaturalist.
Pacific chorus frog seen in Sonoma Valley
Pacific chorus frog — Petaluma. © gonzalejes, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Gray Buckeye seen in Sonoma Valley
Gray Buckeye — Carmel Ave, Glen Ellen. © jadale, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Mylitta Crescent seen in Sonoma Valley
Mylitta Crescent — Randolph Ave, Kenwood. © mtwig, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Senile Tiger Beetle seen in Sonoma Valley
Senile Tiger Beetle — the valley. © adonohue, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Grape Erineum Mite seen in Sonoma Valley
Grape Erineum Mite — Shady Ln, Glen Ellen. © wildpuppy, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Western Forest Scorpion seen in Sonoma Valley
Western Forest Scorpion — Fairfield Osborn Preserve, Sonoma County, US-. © su9000, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Scarlet Monkeyflower seen in Sonoma Valley
Scarlet Monkeyflower — Glen Ellen. © asimpleartichoke, CC-BY-NC, via iNaturalist.
Toyon seen in Sonoma Valley
Toyon — Nuns Canyon Rd, Glen Ellen. © jzupan, CC0, via iNaturalist.

Also logged this week

For the record: more than 185,461 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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