Woody's call was actually taken from (or modeled after
I suppose) those given by Acorn Woodpeckers... Sort
of ironic given his pileated/Ivory-billed-like
appearence.

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
phainopepla at yahoo.com


--- Lydia Gaebe Bishop <LGAEBE at MSN.COM> wrote:
> Ian,
> Woody must be a Pileated Woodpecker. When I
> described one to a non-birding friend, he said, "Oh,
> Woody Woodpecker!" Oh and the Pileated Woodpecker's
> call does sound like a manic laugh. That should
> settle it.
> Lydia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ian paulsen
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 04:53 PM
> To: BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Woody Woodpecker
>
> HI ALL:
> The question has been asked by a non-birder
> wondering what kind of
> woodpecker Woody Woodpecker is?
>
> Ian Paulsen
> Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
> ipaulsen at krl.org
> A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
> "Rallidae all the way"
>


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