iNaturalist observers logged 78 research-grade sightings across Sonoma Valley in the past week.
Also logged this week
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen (bird)
- Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii), the valley (amphibian)
- Andre's Harvester Ant (Veromessor andrei), Sonoma County (insect)
- Red Cone Gall Wasp (Feron kingi), Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood (insect)
- Three-lined Cockroach (Luridiblatta trivittata), Wake Robin Dr, Glen Ellen (insect)
- Toyon Fruit Gall Midge (Asphondylia photiniae), Santa Rosa (insect)
- Toyon Gall Thrips (Liothrips ilex), Santa Rosa (insect)
- West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella), Sonoma Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen (insect)
- Yellow Wig Gall Wasp (Druon fullawayi), Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood (insect)
- Sawfinger Scorpion (Serradigitus gertschi), Sonoma County (arachnid)
- Western Forest Scorpion (Uroctonus mordax), Penngrove (arachnid)
- Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum), Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
- Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii), Glen Ellen (plant)
- California Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia californica), Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood (plant)
- California buckeye (Aesculus californica), Sonoma County (plant)
- California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Landmark Vineyards, Kenwood (plant)
- California wild grape (Vitis californica), Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
- California yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Chaparral Pea (Pickeringia montana), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
- Coastal Woodfern (Dryopteris arguta), Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
- Coffeeberry (Frangula californica), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Common Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Dendroalsia Moss (Dendroalsia abietina), Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
- Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
- Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood (plant)
- Leather Oak (Quercus durata), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Musk Brush (Ceanothus jepsonii), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Oregon western rosinweed (Calycadenia truncata), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Rod Wirelettuce (Stephanomeria virgata), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus), Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
- Turkey Mullein (Croton setiger), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Velvety Goldenrod (Solidago velutina), Bardy Rd, Santa Rosa (plant)
- Washington hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum), Oakmont Dr, Santa Rosa (plant)
- Western Starflower (Lysimachia latifolia), Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (plant)
- Wicker Buckwheat (Eriogonum luteolum), Santa Rosa (plant)
- Wild Carrot (Daucus carota), Landmark Vineyards, Kenwood (plant)
- Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum), Santa Rosa (fungus)
- Red-Cage Fungus (Clathrus ruber), Sonoma Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen (fungus)
- Western Hardwood Sulphur Shelf (Laetiporus gilbertsonii), Sonoma County (fungus)
More than 185,542 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.