Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus varius)
Photographed in Palmetto State Park, Texas, by Jim Rosso and Horseshoe Lake, Ontario, Canada by Nancy McMeekan.
Picture on the right shows a bird with immature plumage. Adult bird on the left is in winter plumage.

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Other members of the genus Sphyrapicus:
Williamson's Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker