ðə blˈæktʃˈiːkt wˈʊdpɛkɚz mˈoʊst kˈɑːmən kˈɔːl ɪz "ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv sˈiː. fˈoːɹ ʃˈɔːɹt ɹˈæɾəlɪŋ tɹˈɪlz ˌɔn sˈeɪm pˈɪtʃ, tʃˈɜː, tʃˈɜː, tʃˈɜː, tʃˈɜː ɔːɹ tʃˈɛr."
The black-cheeked woodpecker's most common call is "a series of c. 4 short rattling trills on same pitch, 'churrr, churrr, churrr, churrr' or 'cherrr'."