One of my favorite bits of trivia is that Woody Woodpecker’s laugh is based on the call of the Acorn Woodpecker. (The fourth recording on the page is the best example.) Woody himself is more like a blue Pileated Woodpecker.
Damn, I love this place.
Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker
Could he have mistaken a black color for blue? If so, it could have been a red-headed woodpecker.