BARLOW, Chester

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Ornithologist Chester Barlow (1874-1902)
The Story of the Farallones by Chester Barlow, 1897 Unpaginated, 32 pages.
Printed at Pacific Town Talk Press, San Francisco.
Illustrated with 28 b/w photographic images by Barlow, A. L. Bolton, P. W. Nahl & from the Overland Monthly.
Oblong format: 5" x 6-7/8" Color lithographed glossy heavy-stock paper wrappers, stapled.
Original in the Santa Cruz Island Foundation Archives.


BARLOW, Chester (1874-1902) was the Assistant Cashier at the Santa Clara Valley Bank and an amateur ornithologist and oologist. He was the first secretary (for a decade) of the Cooper Ornithological Society, despite his youth. He was also the first editor of The Condor (1899-1902). Barlow authored articles in The Oologist, The Nidiologist and The Condor. His interest in ornithology was commemorated by Dr. Grinnell in the Santa Cruz Chickadee, Penthestes rufescens barlowi.

Barlow was born on June 24, 1874 in Placer, CA. He died on November 6, 1902 in Mountain View, Santa Clara, CA of tuberculosis when he was 28 years old. He had five brothers and three sisters.

Chester Barlow = [1899] Jeanette E. Nichols (1879- ). The marriage didn't last.


FIELD NOTES OF CHESTER BARLOW 1892-1894

FIELD NOTES OF CHESTER BARLOW 1898-1902

Barlow collected on:


Contributions to The Condor by Chester Barlow:


  • 1894. Barlow, Chester] Some Notes on the Western Gull [Farallon Islands] The Nidologist 2(1):7, September 1894
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Island Collections~
FARALLON ISLANDS
ISLAND COLLECTOR INSTITUTION DATE NUMBER SPECIMEN
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ July 5, 1892 MVZ-200891 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ July 6, 1892 MVZ-2442 Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 6, 1892 WFVZ-200428 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 6, 1892 WFVZ-203001 Phalacrocorax auritus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 7, 1892 WFVZ-47049 Phalacrocorax auritus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 7, 1892 WFVZ-200419 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 8, 1892 WFVZ-165089 Lunda cirrhata Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 8, 1892 WFVZ-174955 Oceanodroma homochroa Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 15, 1893 WFVZ-46019 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 15, 1893 WFVZ-46025 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 25, 1893 WFVZ-174965 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow KU July 15, 1893 KU-75730 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UMMZ July 15, 1893 UMMZ-191162 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UMMZ July 15, 1893 UMMZ-191164 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UMMZ July 15, 1893 UMMZ-191165 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UMMZ July 15, 1893 UMMZ-191167 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UMMZ July 15, 1893 UMMZ-191169 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UMMZ July 15, 1893 UMMZ-191170 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UWBM July 15, 1893 UWBM-34744 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UWBM July 15, 1893 UWBM-34745 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UWBM July 15, 1893 UWBM-34746 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UWBM July 15, 1893 UWBM-34747 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UWBM July 15, 1893 UWBM-34748 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UWBM July 15, 1893 UWBM-34749 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UWBM July 15, 1893 UWBM-34750 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-20636 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-20637 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-20638 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-20639 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-20640 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-20641 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-46019 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-46025 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-122826 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-157021 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-192802 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-192803 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-192804 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-192805 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-192806 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1893 WFVZ-192807 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 17, 1894 WFVZ-74075 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 17, 1894 WFVZ-204515 Oceanodroma homochroa Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow DMNS June 18, 1894 DMNS-3528 Larus occidentalis Birds
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow NMNH June 18, 1894 USNM-B34246 Larus occidentalis Birds
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow PSM June 18, 1894 PSM-14236 Larus occidentalis Birds
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UF June 18, 1894 UF-4078 Oceanodroma homochroa Birds
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UWBM June 18, 1894 UWBM-5663 Larus occidentalis Birds
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 18, 1894 VFVZ-161456 Larus occidentalis Birds
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ June 19, 1894 MVZ-5810 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UF June 19, 1894 UF-58643 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 19, 1894 WFVZ-45999 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 19, 1894 WFVZ-123022 Oceanodroma homochroa Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ June 19, 1894 MVZ-95021 Oceanodroma homochroa Birds
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CM June 20, 1894 CM-P22418 Oceanodroma homochroa Birds
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 20, 1894 WFVZ-200278 Fratercula [Lunda] cirrhata Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 20, 1894 WFVZ-95572 Phalacrocorax auritus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 21, 1894 WFVZ-174975 Oceanodroma homochroa Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow ROM June 21, 1894 ROM-504349 Ptychoramphus aleuticus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ July 15, 1894 MVZ-1858 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1894 WFVZ-27191 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ July 15, 1894 WFVZ-47403 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ May 20, 1895 WFVZ-167437 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow DMNS May 28, 1895 DMNS-1203 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UF June 1, 1895 UF-983 Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow DMNS June 7, 1895 DMNS-3576 Oceanodroma homochroa Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 7, 1895 WFVZ-4486 Oceanodroma homochroa Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow DMNS June 9, 1895 DMNS-3504 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CAS June 10, 1895 CAS-13950 Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 11, 1895 WFVZ-435 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 11, 1895 WFVZ-94148 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 11, 1895 WFVZ-201282 Larus occidentalis Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 11, 1895 WFVZ-20644 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CM June 12, 1895 CM-P18105 Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow NMNH June 12, 1895 USNM-B42703 Oceanodroma homochroa Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow SDNHM June 12, 1895 SDNHM-78 Oceanodroma homochroa Birds
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow PSM June 12, 1895 PSM-11730 Phalacrocorax pelagicus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow PSM June 12, 1895 PSM-14712 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 12, 1895 WFVZ-132289 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 12, 1895 WFVZ-132290 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 12, 1895 WFVZ-200816 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 12, 1895 WFVZ-200818 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 12, 1895 WFVZ-203185 Phalacrocorax pelagicus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ June 13, 1895 MVZ-10380 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UF June 13, 1895 UF-981 Phalacrocorax auritus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 13, 1895 WFVZ-2000277 Fratercula [Lunda] cirrhata Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 13, 1895 WFVZ-2000279 Fratercula [Lunda] cirrhata Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow LACM June 15, 1895 UWYMV-248 Arenaria melanocephala Birds
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CAS June 15, 1895 CAS-43049 Fratercula cirrhata Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CM June 15, 1895 CM-P18106 Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ June 15, 1895 MVZ-10381 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow NMNH June 15, 1895 USNM-B42157 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UF June 15, 1895 UF-58644 Cepphus columba Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 15, 1895 WFVZ-226920 Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CM June 16, 1895 CM-P18107 Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow LACM June 16, 1895 LACM-5022 Fratercula cirrhata Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ June 16, 1895 MVZ-31433 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 16, 1895 WFVZ-200817 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CAS June 17, 1895 CAS-22208 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CM June 17, 1895 CM-P18108 Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CM June 17, 1895 CM-P22419 Oceanodroma homochroa Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ June 17, 1895 MVZ-4382 Oceanodroma homochroa Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 17, 1895 WFVZ-43492 Larus occidentalis Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 21, 1895 WFVZ-81217 Phalacrocorax auritus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CM July 15, 1895 CM-P22420 Oceanodroma homochroa Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow LACM July 15, 1895 LACM-5036 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow LACM July 15, 1895 LACM-5037 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ July 15, 1895 MVZ-10382 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ July 15, 1895 MVZ-10383 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow MVZ July 15, 1895 MVZ-31434 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow CAS August 7, 1895 CAS-43180 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow WFVZ June 2, 1898 WFVZ-200864 Uria aalge Eggs
Farallon Islands Chester Barlow UAZ n.d. UAZ-012846 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Eggs


SAN MIGUEL ISLAND
ISLAND COLLECTOR INSTITUTION DATE NUMBER SPECIMEN
San Miguel Island Chester Barlow UWYMV May 19, 1897 UWYMV-356 Ptychoramphus aleuticus aleuticus Birds


SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
ISLAND COLLECTOR INSTITUTION DATE NUMBER SPECIMEN
Santa Cruz Island Chester Barlow UWYMV May 1, 1895 UWYMV-323 Chroicocephalus philadelphia Birds
Santa Cruz Island Chester Barlow UWYMV May 1, 1895 UWYMV-337 Larus occidentalis wymani Birds
Santa Cruz Island Chester Barlow UWYMV May 1, 1895 UWYMV-1603 Larus occidentalis wymani Birds



In the News~

June 1895 [The Nidiologist 2(10):145 June 1895]: “C. Barlow and H. Ward are slated as the lucky ones to visit the Farallon Islands this year. The islands really belong to the United States, but the Lighthouse Inspector seems to have a contrary opinion; hence it is almost impossible now to get a permit from him to visit them.”


August 1895 Barlow, Chester Stray notes from the Farallons The Nidologist 2(12):166-167, August 1895.

[original in SCIF archives] [Farallones binder]


November 7, 1902 [LAH]: “Chester A. Barlow. San Jose, Nov. 6.—Chester A. Barlow, late assistant cashier of the Santa Clara Valley Bank, and an ornithologist of statewide reputation, died this morning at Mayfield. He was an authority on birds and published a magazine for several years.”

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