BURNHAM, John
From Islapedia
BURNHAM, John (1867-1926), born in London, England he immigrated at the age of 14, first to Minnesota, then to San Diego in 1907. Burnham was an avid egg collector, and an associate member of the AOU beginning in 1920. At the time of his death, he was Secretary-Treasurer and Honorary Curator of Birds at the San Diego Natural History Museum. His wife, Carrie and son, Gordon, were avid collectors with him. His collection was given to the San Diego Society of Natural History.
Burnham died of a heart attack in his office in San Diego, CA on March 27, 1926.
John Burnham =[1892] Carrie M. Crowther (1869-1963)
- 1. Hazel Geraldine Burnham (1893-1991)
- 2. Donald Crowther Burnham (1897-1982)
- 3. Gordon Milton Burnham (1899-1980)
John Burnham, Carrie M. Burnham and B. Burnham collected on:
- ISLAS CORONADOS (1921)
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| Islas Coronados | John Burnham | WFVZ | May 1, 1921 | WFVZ-39450 | Larus occidentalis | Eggs |
| Islas Coronados | John Burnham | WFVZ | May 1, 1921 | WFVZ-39451 | Larus occidentalis | Eggs |
| Islas Coronados | Carrie M. Burnham | WFVZ | May 1, 1921 | WFVZ-39452 | Larus occidentalis | Eggs |
| Islas Coronados | John Burnham | WFVZ | May 1, 1921 | WFVZ-39453 | Larus occidentalis | Eggs |
| Islas Coronados | B. Burnham | WFVZ | May 1, 1921 | WFVZ-39454 | Larus occidentalis | Eggs |
| Islas Coronados | B. Burnham | WFVZ | May 1, 1921 | WFVZ-39455 | Larus occidentalis | Eggs |
| Islas Coronados | John Burnham | WFVZ | May 1, 1921 | WFVZ-90219 | Larus occidentalis | Eggs |
| Islas Coronados | Carrie M. Burnham | WFVZ | May 1, 1921 | WFVZ-90220 | Larus occidentalis | Eggs |
| Islas Coronados | B. Burnham | WFVZ | May 1, 1921 | WFVZ-90221 | Larus occidentalis | Eggs |
| Islas Coronados | B. Burnham | WFVZ | May 1, 1921 | WFVZ-90222 | Larus occidentalis | Eggs |
