The name of the yellow bird is Woodstock.
The fluttering, sometimes sputtering, little yellow bird is Snoopy's sidekick, whether it's as faithful mechanic to the World War I Flying Ace, stalwart secretary to the Head Beagle, or root beer drinking buddy.
Chirping in a language only Snoopy understands, Woodstock and his feathered friends are never far from Snoopy's doghouse. Woodstock was first seen in the strip in 1967 but was named in 1970 after the summer music festival.
On October 2, 1950, the four-panel comic strip by 27-year-old Charles M. Schulz made its debut. Known as Peanuts, it eventually became one of the world’s most widely read comic strip turning its characters—Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, Peppermint Patty and Schroeder—into American pop culture icons. Learn more about the famous comic strip and its creator at History.com.