iNaturalist observers logged 51 research-grade sightings across Sonoma Valley in the past week.
Also logged this week
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), Glen Ellen (bird)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis), Glen Ellen (bird)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata), Glen Ellen (bird)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Glen Ellen (bird)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba), Suttonfield Lake, Glen Ellen (bird)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), Glen Ellen (bird)
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), Suttonfield Lake, Glen Ellen (bird)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood (bird)
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), Glen Ellen (bird)
- Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta), Glen Ellen (reptile)
- California black oak (Quercus kelloggii), London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia), London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), Glen Ellen (plant)
- Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii), London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium), Glen Ellen (plant)
- Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata), Sunrise, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen (plant)
- Valley Oak (Quercus lobata), London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen (plant)
More than 185,625 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.