Chester Barlow (24 June 1874 – 9 November 1902) was an American cashier and amateurornithologist who worked in California. He served as the secretary of theCooper Ornithological Club and he encouraged others to publish in its bulletin on aspects of breeding of the local birds. He also served as the editor for the journalsOologist,The Nidiologist andThe Condor.
Barlow was born inSan Jose to Charles Bennett Barlow and Syrena M. Nye. After studying at the local high school he worked as a cashier at the Santa Clara Valley Bank inSanta Clara. He became a member of theCooper Ornithological Club where he, along with other members of the organization, studied the birds of California.[1]
Barlow documented the birds of the Sierras and theFarallon Islands apart from more local studies.[2]
The south Californian subspecies of thechestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens barlowi) was named after him byJoseph Grinnell in 1900.[3]
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