Susan Meiman
Project Lead
San Clemente Island Bell’s (Sage) Sparrow Project
Education
M.S. - University of Connecticut
B.S. - Southern Connecticut State University
Since late 2012, I have been working for the Institute for Wildlife Studies on the San Clemente Bell’s Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli clementeae; formerly known as the Sage Sparrow) in California.
The Bell’s sparrow project examines the Bell’s sparrow distribution during the breeding season, monitors their nesting success, and describes their habitat use across the island.
Results of the research on Bell’s sparrow nest success and associated habitat were published in The Condor in 2020. Additional data has been summarized each year in technical reports to the Navy.
As a side effect of quantifying Bell’s sparrow interactions with habitat on San Clemente Island, we developed a field guide to assist in identification of the plants that grow there.
Presentations
Effects of Fire on San Clemente Bell's Sparrow Presence and Density. Susan Meiman [Poster]. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 14-19 August 2022, Montreal, QC.
Changing Landscape, Changing Habitat Associations: Threatened San Clemente Bell’s Sparrow Expands Habitat Usage In a Recovering Ecosystem. Susan Meiman, Steve Munoz, Emma DeLeon, Melissa Booker, and Andrew Bridges. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 5-10 August 2018, New Orleans, LA.
Threatened San Clemente Bell's Sparrow Nests In New Micro-Habitats As The Island Recovers Following Goat Removal. Steven A. Munoz, Susan Meiman, Emma DeLeon, Melissa A. Booker, Andrew S. Bridges [Poster]. Western Section of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. 5-9 February 2018, Santa Rosa, CA.
Reproductive Success of the San Clemente Bell’s Sparrow on a Recovering Landscape. Susan T. Meiman, Emma E. DeLeon, and Andrew S. Bridges. Western Section of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. 23-26 February 2016. Pomona, CA.
Non-breeding Season Behavior of Threatened San Clemente Bell’s Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli clementeae). Steven Munoz, Stephanie Nefas, Ben Sandstrom, Sue Meiman, Emma DeLeon, Melissa Booker, and Andrew Bridges [Poster]. Western Section of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. 23-26 February 2016. Pomona, CA.