When I lived in Panama City (2001-04) we had lots of woodpeckers in our backyard. Cool little birds.
I live next door in Santa Rosa Beach and see them all the time in my yard as well.
From what I've been told, they go after the ants that seem to infest the pine trees around here. Wierd that the ants doo more harm to the trees than the woodpeckers.
From Wikipedia
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is one of the largest woodpecker species in the world. The largest is the closely related Imperial Woodpecker (C. imperialis) of western Mexico, another rare species which is very likely to be extinct. The Ivory-billed measures from 48 to 53 cm (19 to 21 in) in length and 450 to 570 g (1.0 to 1.25 lb) in weight, with short legs and feet ending in large, curved claws.