Well, I have to admit it wasn't confusing to me because I don't know the difference between the Piliated, and the kind we have in our yard!
When I saw that picture, I thought that our woodpecker doesn't have that 'crest', but figured it just might be a female!?
Well potlach, I thought maybe you were kidding me about it!
Check this link out:
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/young_naturalists/woodpecker/index.html
It shows the different woodpeckers in the northland.
These birds are HUGE - at least a foot tall. I'm pretty sure they don't go very south from from here. They are VERY interesting birds, though, from what I've observed. JLO