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  1. Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down is the name of several Mass media media recounts all based on the Battle of Mogadishu 1993 1993 Battle of Mogadishu . The term may therefore refer to Black Hawk Down book Black Hawk Down book , a 1999 book by Mark Bowden Black Hawk Down film Black Hawk Down film , a 2001 film adaptation of Bowden s book, directed by Ridley Scott Delta Force Black Hawk Down , a 2003 action game based on the events in Somalia Blackhawk Down , a song on the 2000 album Rancid 2000 album Rancid by Rancid band the band of the same name See also Sikorsky UH 60 Black Hawk UH 60 Black Hawk , the type of United States military helicopter used in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident Black Hawk disambiguation disambig ko ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Down (book)

    Other uses Black Hawk Down disambiguation Black Hawk Down infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War title orig translator image Image Black hawk down bookcover.png 200px image caption First edition cover author Mark Bowden cover artist country flagicon USA United States language English language English series genre War br History Historical non fiction publisher New American Library Signet Books release date February 10, 1999 media type Hardcover br Paperback Trade paperback Trade paperback pages 320 isbn 9780871137388 preceded by followed by Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War is a 1999 in literature 1999 book by Mark Bowden that chronicles the United States United States Army Rangers Army Rangers , 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment United States 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment , 10th Mountain Division , Delta Force , United States Navy SEALs Navy SEALs , and UN forces attempt to capture Somalia Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid in Mogadishu and the Battle of Mogadishu 1993 intense battle that resulted between U.S. forces and local militia and citizens. One of the key events is the downing of a UH 60 Black Hawk , from which the book derives its title, and the subsequent attempt to rescue its crew. The Raid military raid quickly became the most intensive Close Quarters Battle close combat in the military history of the United States since the Vietnam War . The events of the raid were later renamed the Battle of Mogadishu 1993 Battle of Mogadishu by international media, as opposed ... was a finalist for the 1999 National Book Award for Nonfiction . A Black Hawk Down film film adaptation ... . Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War . Atlantic Monthly Press. Berkeley, California USA . ISBN 0 87113 738 0 See also Battle of Mogadishu 1993 In the Company of Heroes Black Hawk Down film External links http inquirer.philly.com packages somalia Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War Category 1999 ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Down (soundtrack)

    Infobox album Name Black Hawk Down Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Type soundtrack Artist Hans Zimmer Cover Black Hawk Down Soundtrack.jpg Cover size Caption Released January 15, 2002 Recorded Genre Film score Length 66 54 Label Decca Records Decca , UMG Soundtracks Producer Hans Zimmer , Pietro Scalia, Bob Badami Black Hawk Down is the soundtrack accompanying the 2001 Black Hawk Down film film of the same name . The original film score score was composed by Hans Zimmer . The music was written with several other musicians Martin Tillmann , Craig Eastman , Heitor Pereira , Mel Wesson ... in what they called The War Room in the Media Ventures studios. Based on jamming sessions that were later edited to match the pictures, the score was produced within a few weeks. The score being very experimental , Hans Zimmer was afraid there would not be much music suitable for a listening experience on compact disc . The soundtrack disc was released on January 15, 2002. Track listing tracklist headline title1 Hunger note1 length1 6 35 title2 Barra Barra note2 written and performed by Rachid Taha length2 5 47 title3 Vale of Plenty note3 length3 2 27 title4 Chant note4 length4 2 33 title5 Still note5 length5 4 48 title6 Mogadishu Blues note6 length6 2 53 title7 Synchrotone note7 length7 8 55 title8 Bakara note8 length8 3 12 title9 Of the Earth note9 length9 2 19 title10 Ashes to Ashes note10 length10 4 43 title11 Gortoz a Ran J Attends note11 performed by Denez Prigent and Lisa Gerrard length11 5 51 title12 Tribal War note12 length12 2 39 title13 Leave No Man Behind note13 length13 6 18 title14 The Minstrel Boy Film Version note14 performed by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros length14 5 42 title15 Still Reprise note15 length15 2 12 External links MusicBrainz release id ae98afed c166 44f8 95cd 6e94412d7d09 name Black Hawk Down soundtrack http www.filmtracks.com titles black hawk.html Black Hawk Down soundtrack at Filmtracks Hans Zimmer DEFAULTSORT Black Hawk Down Soundtrack Category ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Down (film)

    Infobox film name Black Hawk Down image Black hawk down ver1.jpg caption Theatrical release poster director ... Hawk Down book Black Hawk Down Mark Bowden starring Josh Hartnett br Eric Bana br Ewan McGregor ... Black Hawk Down is a 2001 American Drama film drama war film depicting the Battle of Mogadishu ... warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid . The film is based on the Black Hawk Down book book of the same name ... States Air Force Pararescue Timothy A. Wilkinson Background and production Black Hawk Down was originally ... rights to the book Black Hawk Down a Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden and let him West direct but West ... Steven Jay last Rubin publisher McFarland year 2011 edition 2 chapter Black Hawk Down ISBN 9780786458929 ... in Black Hawk Down first John Shelton last Laurence coauthors McGarrahan, John G. publisher University ... ref Release Box office performance Black Hawk Down had a limited release in four theaters on December ... Luther King holiday weekend. Black Hawk Down went on to finish first at the box office during its ... of 172,989,651. ref name BoxOfficeMojo cite web title Black Hawk Down 2001 url http www.boxofficemojo.com ... Empire magazine gave it a verdict of ambitious, sumptuously framed, and frenetic, Black Hawk Down ... last Dinning accessdate 2011 11 05 title Empire s Black Hawk Down Movie Review ref Film Critic Mike ... cinema url http www.usatoday.com life enter movies 2001 12 28 black hawk down review.htm accessdate ... on Rotten Tomatoes , ref http www.rottentomatoes.com m black hawk down Black Hawk Down . Rotten Tomatoes ... www.metacritic.com video titles blackhawkdown?q Black Hawk Down Reviews, Ratings, Credits . Metacritic ... newsweek 2008 12 13 black hawk down.html Black Hawk Down Arts and culture in the Bush era . TheDailyBeast.com ... 12 21 . http uncurledfist.wordpress.com 2010 11 21 black hawk down and down and down Black Hawk Down ... Award for Best Director Motion Picture small Ridley Scott Criticisms Soon after Black Hawk Down s release ... cite web url http www.democracynow.org 2002 2 19 as black hawk down director ridley title As Black Hawk ...   more details



  1. Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

    Infobox VG title Delta Force Black Hawk Down image Image DFBHDCover.jpg 200px developer NovaLogic publisher NovaLogic designer NovaLogic engine released Microsoft Windows March 23, 2003 Playstation 2 & Xbox July 26, 2005 genre First person shooter modes Single player , Multiplayer video game Multiplayer ratings vgratings ESRB T PEGI 16 platforms Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 2 , Mac OS X , Xbox media DVD requirements input Delta Force Black Hawk Down is a first person shooter video game set during the United Nations intervention in the Somali Civil War , with missions taking place primarily in the Jubba Valley and the Somali Capital, Mogadishu . The game was developed by NovaLogic and was released ... and PlayStation 2 versions of the game have an expansion set called Delta Force Black Hawk Down Team Sabre Team Sabre , which features two additional campaigns. One involves missions to shut down ... game.php?id 4491 title Review Delta Force Black Hawk Down publisher CVG pages 1 language ... articles r blackhawkdown pc title Delta Force Black Hawk Down Review last Taylor first ... delta force black hawk down title Review Delta Force Black Hawk Down last Dragon first Blue eyed ... Delta Force Black Hawk Down publisher Metacritic accessdate 2009 10 18 ref GR 76.55 40 reviews ref name gr cite web url http www.gamerankings.com pc 561605 delta force black hawk down index.html title Delta Force Black Hawk Down reviews accessdate 2009 10 18 publisher Game Rankings ref References ... Category Xbox games Category Battle of Mogadishu 1993 es Delta Force Black Hawk Down gl Delta Force Black Hack Down ko pl Delta Force Helikopter w ogniu ru Delta Force Black Hawk Down ... web.archive.org web 20081011233206 http www.gamepro.com article reviews 28946 delta force black hawk down archivedate 2008 10 11 ref GSpot 5.6 10 ref name DFBHDpcrev gspot cite web url http www.gamespot.com pc action deltaforceblackhawkdown index.html title Delta Force Black Hawk Down Review last ...   more details



  1. Delta Force: Black Hawk Down ? Team Sabre

    Refimprove date February 2008 Infobox VG title Delta Force Black Hawk Down Team Sabre image Image Delta Force Black Hawk Down Team Sabre Coverart.png caption developer Ritual Entertainment br Rebellion Developments PlayStation 2 publisher NovaLogic br Sierra Entertainment br Ubisoft Europe, PlayStation 2 designer engine released Microsoft Windows ref name dates1 cite web url http www.gamefaqs.com computer doswin data 915114.html title PC release dates publisher GameFAQs date accessdate 2008 02 25 ref br vgrelease NA January 20, 2004 vgrelease PAL February 13, 2004 vgrelease JP February 27, 2004 PlayStation 2 ref name dates2 cite web url http www.gamefaqs.com console ps2 data 935547.html title PS2 release dates publisher GameFAQs date accessdate 2008 02 25 ref br vgrelease EU November 10, 2006 vgrelease AUS November 16, 2006 vgrelease NA November 21, 2006 genre First person shooter modes Single ... input Delta Force Black Hawk Down Team Sabre is the expansion pack to Delta Force Black Hawk Down . Team Sabre adds more weapons, that can be used in servers that only have Delta Force Black Hawk Down . The Team Sabre expansion gives the player a new character to choose, the British elite commando ... 2006 that a PlayStation 2 version of Delta Force Black Hawk Down Team Sabre is being released in late ... 2 version of Delta Force Black Hawk Down . Plot These descriptions are taken from the Black Hawk Down Team Sabre guide. Colombian Campaign Following a US Coast Guard Coast Guard discovery of a large ... been tasked with being the wikt spearhead spearhead of the coalition forces. See also Delta Force Black Hawk Down References reflist 1 External links http pc.gamespy.com pc delta force black hawk down team sabre 500547p1.html GameSpy review moby game id delta force black hawk down team sabre name Delta Force Black Hawk Down Team Sabre http www.teamsabrethegame.com Official PlayStation 2 version website ... Category Windows games es Delta Force Black Hawk Down Team Sabre ru Delta Force Black Hawk Down ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk

    Places in Iowa Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War , a book by Mark Bowden Black Hawk Down film Black Hawk Down film , a Ridley Scott movie based on the Mark Bowden book Delta Force Black Hawk Down ...Black Hawk or Blackhawk , Blackhawks may refer to People Black Hawk Sauk leader , a Sauk and Fox leader of the 19th century The Black Hawk War , named after him. Black Hawk artist , a Sans Arc Lakota artist of the 19th century Antonga Black Hawk , a Ute leader known to whites as Black Hawk Black Hawk ... Blackhawk in Contra Costa County Blackhawk Island, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Black Hawk, Colorado Black Hawk, Mississippi Black Hawk County, Iowa Black Hawk Bridge , a bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin Black Hawk College , located in Moline, Illinois Black ... Lakes United States Black Hawk Lake Madera County, California , a reservoir in Madera County, California Black Hawk Lake Tuolumne County, California , a lake in Tuolumne County, California Black Hawk Lake Sac County, Iowa , a glacial lake in Sac County, Iowa Black Hawk Lake Iowa County, Wisconsin , a glacial lake in Iowa County, Wisconsin Vehicles USS Black Hawk USS Black Hawk , the name of four United States vessels Black Hawk Amtrak train Black Hawk Amtrak train , a passenger train between Chicago and Dubuque, Iowa Black Hawk CB&Q train Black Hawk CB&Q train , a passenger train between ... Aircraft Sikorsky S 67 Blackhawk , a prototype attack helicopter Sikorsky UH 60 Black Hawk , a utility ... Hawk Hotel , Cedar Falls, National Register of Historic Places listings in Black Hawk County, Iowa ... album Black Hawk Statue , a statue originally named The Eternal Indian by sculptor Lorado Taft Blackthorne , a video game known as Blackhawk in Europe The Black Hawk nightclub , a jazz venue once ... , a U.S. Navy helicopter squadron. disambig bar Blackhawk Begriffskl rung de Blackhawk es Black Hawk fr Black Hawk nl Black Hawk ja pl Black Hawk pt Black Hawk fi Black Hawk tr Black Hawk vo ...   more details



  1. USS Black Hawk

    USS Black Hawk may refer to USS Black Hawk 1848 , a tinclad Gunboat built as the New Uncle Sam . Sold to U.S. Navy in 1862 and commissioned as USS Uncle Sam then renamed USS Black Hawk . USS Black Hawk 1904 , a passenger liner originally the Rhaetia . Seized by US Army in 1917 and renamed Black Hawk . USS Black Hawk AD 9 , Black Hawk class destroyer tender 1913 to 1947. USS Black Hawk MHC 58 , an Osprey class minehunter coastal. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs b6 list.htm Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Black Hawk Category United States Navy ship names nl USS Black Hawk pl USS Black Hawk ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Tree

    File Black Hawk Tree.jpg thumb right A 1915 postcard of the Black Hawk Tree The Black Hawk Tree , or Black ... , United States . Local legend held that Sauk leader Black Hawk chief Black Hawk used it to elude ... Black Hawk War and involved a young Lieutenant Jefferson Davis . In reality, it is unlikely that Black ... surrender at the end of the 1832 Black Hawk War. The tree was felled by a windstorm during the 1920s ... Hawk chief Black Hawk had once hidden in a Populus sect. Aegiros cottonwood tree that was located in the city. In one version of the tale, the tree was said to have been used by Black Hawk during the 1790s to evade capture from troops stationed at Fort Crawford . ref name dnr Black Hawk would later ... , back into Illinois in violation of several disputed treaties. The event triggered the Black Hawk ... his pursuers, it is said, Black Hawk hid himself among the branches of the tree. ref name lacrosse ... &q Chief&y1 &y2 &ci &co &mhd &shd Black Hawk s Tree is still alive at Prairie du Chien , LaCrosse Tribune ... untrue. Most historians believe that while Black Hawk was in Prairie du Chien once, it was not until after the decisive battle of the Black Hawk War at the mouth of the Bad Axe River . ref name dnr By this time, in August 1832, Black Hawk had surrendered to the custody of the Ho Chunk and could not have ... &y2 &ci &co &mhd &shd History of the Black Hawk Tree , Prairie du Chien Union , 8 March 1906, via Wisconsin ... a windstorm in the 1920s, the Black Hawk Tree was destroyed, but even after its death the site continued to be marked. ref name dnr The Black Hawk Tree is, without question, the most well known tree in the Prairie ... du Chien s Black Hawk Tree , Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources . Excerpted from Every Root ... 1999, via FindArticles. Retrieved 14 August 2007. ref The Black Hawk Tree, like other trees ..., the road it grew from was renamed from Bluff Street to Black Hawk Avenue. ref name mccann A piece of wood, purportedly from the Black Hawk Tree, hangs in the museum at Fort Crawford in Prairie du ...   more details



  1. USS Black Hawk (MHC-58)

    Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image USS Black Hawk MHC 58.jpg 300px USS Black Hawk, 2004 Ship caption USS Black Hawk , Ingleside, Texas, September 2004 Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country USA Ship flag USN flag 2007 Ship name Ship namesake Black Hawk chief Black Hawk Ship ordered 22 April 1992 Ship builder Intermarine USA Ship laid down 3 September 1992 Ship launched 27 August 1994 Ship acquired 16 January 1996 Ship commissioned 11 May 1996 Ship decommissioned 1 December 2007 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Ship status Beaumont Reserve Fleet Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Osprey class coastal minehunter Osprey class coastal mine hunters Ship displacement 914 tons Ship length convert 188 ft m abbr on Ship beam convert 38 ft m abbr on Ship draught Ship draft convert 11 ft m abbr on Ship propulsion Diesel Engines Ship speed Ship range Ship complement Officers 5 Enlisted 46 Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship notes otherships USS Black Hawk USS Black Hawk MHC 58 was the eighth ship of Osprey class coastal minehunter Osprey class coastal mine hunters . She was Ship commissioning commissioned 11 May 1996 and Ship decommissioning decommissioned 1 December 2007. As of December 2007, she is laid up in the Beaumont Reserve Fleet , Beaumont, Texas , awaiting disposal. References NVR http www.nvr.navy.mil nvrships details MHC58.htm Osprey class coastal minehunter DEFAULTSORT Black Hawk MHC 58 Category Ships built in Louisiana Category 1994 ships Category Osprey class coastal minehunters US mil ship stub nl USS Black Hawk MHC 58 ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk, Colorado

    down Clear Creek from the historic Black Hawk townsite lining Colorado State Highway 119 State ...Dablink For other uses of Blackhawk Black Hawk, see Black Hawk disambiguation . Infobox settlement Basic info official name City of Black Hawk, Colorado other name native name for cities whose native name ... in downtown Black Hawk image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank ... areas Black Hawk Highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption Location in Gilpin County ... City of Black Hawk footnotes center big The least populous Colorado city big center The historic City of Black Hawk is a Colorado municipalities Home Rule Municipality Home Rule Municipality located ... Census 2000 , making Black Hawk the least populous city in Colorado. The tiny city is a historic mining settlement founded in 1859 during the Pike s Peak Gold Rush . Black Hawk is located adjacent ... cities form the federally designated Central City Black Hawk National Historic District . The area ... initiative in 1990. In early 2010, the Black Hawk city council passed a law banning the riding of bicycles ... Colorado s first successful ore smelter in Black Hawk in 1868. Hill s smelter could recover gold from the sulfide ores, an achievement that saved hardrock mining in Black Hawk, Central City, Colorado .... Black Hawk s advantageous location on North Clear Creek made it the center of ore processing for the area ... and locomotive are on display on the east side of downtown. Black Hawk was also serviced by the two foot gauge Gilpin Tramway which climbed from Black Hawk to the mines above Central City. Many historic ... in Black Hawk The town has been in heated competition for gambling revenue with the nearby town ... City, Colorado Central City , and, as a result, Black Hawk has realized much more revenue from gambling than Central City. Gambling in Black Hawk also benefits from less restrictive building ... character of the town, Black Hawk has no such limits, and a 33 story Ameristar Hotel & Casino has ...   more details



  1. USS Black Hawk (AD-9)

    otherships USS Black Hawk Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image USS Black Hawk ID 2140 .jpg 300px AlternateTextHere Ship caption USS Black Hawk ID 2140 Moored at Inverness , Scotland , in September ... pattern. Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1946 Ship name USS Black Hawk Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder William Cramp and Sons , Philadelphia Ship laid down ... abbr on gun Ship armor Ship notes USS Black Hawk AD 9 was launched in 1913 as SS Santa Catalina by William ... , for the North Sea Mine Barrage North Sea mine sweep . Image USS Black Hawk AD 9 top.jpg thumb left USS Black Hawk AD 9 Anchored in Philippine waters, 19 December 1935. She serviced Destroyer ... Island , via the Suez Canal , for the Asiatic Squadron. Black Hawk remained in the Far East for twenty ... 1941 Black Hawk was at Balikpapan , Borneo . She operated as a tender and repair ship at Java ... and overhaul. Completing her overhaul 16 March 1943, Black Hawk returned to Alaskan waters, arriving ... . Black Hawk served in the Far East tending vessels at Okinawa and in China until 20 May 1946 when ... Commission on 4 September 1947. USS Black Hawk received one battle star for her service in World War II . References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs b6 black hawk ii.htm External links http www.history.navy.mil photos sh usn usnsh b ad9.htm USS Black Hawk AD 9, originally ID 2140 , 1918 1948 http www.history.navy.mil photos sh usn usnsh b ad9 o.htm USS Black Hawk AD 9 On Board and Miscellaneous Views taken in 1920 1946 http www.interplanetary.net blackhawk hawk01.htm USS Black Hawk NCC 75004 http genforum.genealogy.com usnavy messages 643.html USS Black Hawk AD 91 1918 1948 and others. http www.navsource.org archives 05 443.htm NavSource Online Destroyer Photo Archive DEFAULTSORT Black ... Post World War I North Atlantic operations Assigned as tender and flagship to the Mine Force, Black Hawk departed Boston, Massachusetts Boston in June 1918 to take station at Inverness , Scotland ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk (Sauk leader)

    Territory and Illinois were mobilized to hunt down Black Hawk s Band. The conflict became ... burned down in 1855, Black Hawk s remains were destroyed. ref name davlibrary Cite web url ...Other uses Black Hawk disambiguation Infobox person name Black Hawk image Chief Black Hawk3.jpg caption An illustration of Black Hawk, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America alt birth name ... Black Hawk State Historic Site Saukenuk , Illinois death place Davis County, Iowa resting place nationality Sauk people Sauk other names Black Sparrow Hawk known for Black Hawk War occupation War captain band leader monuments Black Hawk Statue , Black Hawk State Historic Site Black Hawk 1767 October ... as a young man, and from his leadership of a band of Sauks during the Black Hawk War of 1832. During the War of 1812 , Black Hawk fought on the side of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ... American settlers in Illinois and present day Wisconsin in the 1832 Black Hawk War. After the war .... Black Hawk died in 1838 in what is now southeastern Iowa . He left behind an enduring legacy through many eponyms and other tributes. Early life Black Hawk, or Black Sparrow Hawk Fox language Sauk Makataimeshekiakiak Mahkate wi me i ke hke hkwa , be a large black hawk ref name bright Bright, William ... day Rock Island, Illinois Rock Island , Illinois , in 1767. ref name auto Black Hawk s father ... 2Fpierianp 2Febk 2F title Black Hawk War, Part 02 Black Hawk and His Times date 18 May 1743 work ... for winter hunts and fur trapping. Little is known about Black Hawk s youth. He was said to be a descendant ... explorer, possibly Samuel de Champlain . ref Roger L. Nichols, Black Hawk and the Warrior s Path Arlington Heights, Illinois Harlan Davidson, 1992 ISBN 0882958844 , 4, 12. ref At age 15, Black Hawk ... father by killing and scalping his first enemy. ref Nichols, 14. ref The young Black Hawk then tried ... the Meramec River in Missouri. After Pyesa died from wounds received in the battle, Black Hawk inherited ...   more details



  1. Common Black Hawk

    Black Hawk, but note much confusion about this taxon until recently i.e. even if recognized as a distinct sp, it is not found in Costa Rica where this photo was taken name Common Black Hawk ... s, hawk s and Old World vulture s. It formerly included the Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii as a subspecies . On the contrary, the Mangrove Black Hawk , traditionally considered a distinct species, is now generally considered a subspecies, subtilis , of the Common Black Hawk. ref name taxonomy Clark, W. S. 2007. Taxonomic status and distribution of Mangrove Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus subtilis. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club 127 110 117. ref The Common Black Hawk ... Black Hawk is 43 53  cm 16 20  in long and weighs 930g on average. It has very broad wings ... tip. The bill is black and the legs and cere are yellow. The adults resemble Zone tailed Hawk s, but have ..., and the tail has a number of black and white bars. The Common Black Hawk feeds mainly on crab s, but will also ... lazy flaps, and has a talon touching aerial courtship display. The call of the Common Black Hawk is a distinctive ... status The Common Black Hawk is protected in the far north of its range in the USA under ... black hawk buteogallus anthracinus Common Black Hawk videos on the Internet Bird Collection http ... 24 Common Black Hawk photo gallery Buteoninae Category Buteogallus Category Birds of Central America Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Mexico Hawk, Common Black Category Native birds of the Southwestern United States Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of the Lesser Antilles Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of the Caribbean Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Cuba Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Puerto Rico Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Hawk, Common Black for Stamp Issues Category Birds of South America Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Trinidad and Tobago Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Colombia Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Ecuador ...   more details



  1. Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

    File Black Hawk Down Super64 over Mogadishu coast.jpg thumb U.S. Army MH 60L during the Battle of Mogadishu ... uses of Blackhawk Black Hawk Black Hawk disambiguation Black Hawk This article is a part of Wikipedia ... and guidelines. Infobox aircraft begin name UH 60 Black Hawk image File Blackhawk.jpg caption A UH 60L Black Hawk flies a low level mission over Iraq in 2004. Infobox aircraft type type Utility helicopter ... Seahawk br Sikorsky HH 60 Pave Hawk br Sikorsky HH 60 Jayhawk br Sikorsky S 70 The UH 60 Black Hawk ... operations variants of the Black Hawk. Improved UH 60L and UH 60M utility variants have also been ... Eden, Paul. Sikorsky H 60 Black Hawk Seahawk , Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft . Amber ... 60M BLACK HAWK Low Rate Initial Production . Sikorsky Aircraft, 4 April 2005. ref manufacturing began ... Delivers First New Production UH 60M BLACK HAWK Helicopter to U.S. Army . Sikorsky Aircraft, 31 July ... idUS182954 25 Mar 2009 PRN20090325 Sikorsky Aircraft Delivers 100th New Production UH 60M BLACK HAWK ... said. group Nb ref name Army Times stealth Black Hawk citation publisher Army Times date 4 May 2011 ... stealth black hawk 050411 title Army mission helicopter was secret, stealth Black Hawk accessdate 7 May 2011 ref Low observable versions of the Black Hawk have been studied as far back as the mid 1970s ... 23 August 2011. ref Design File UH 60A Black Hawk.jpg thumb left UH 60A Black Hawk parked on flight ... lb 4,050  kg of cargo for UH 60L M externally by sling. ref name UH 60 army tech The Black Hawk ... technology.com projects black hawk UH 60 Black Hawk Sikorsky S 70A Multi Mission Helicopter . Army Technology.com. ref The Black Hawk is equipped with advanced avionics and electronics for increased ... and quantities. For example, the unit cost of the Army s UH 60L Black Hawk is 5.9  million ... avs70 1.html Sikorsky S 70 Black Hawk , Vectorsite.net, 1 July 2006. ref The U.S. military first used ... May 2011. ref name Army Times stealth Black Hawk ref name avweek stealthy H 60 Sweetman, Bill. http ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk War

    other uses Infobox Military Conflict conflict Black Hawk War date May August 1832 place Illinois and Michigan ... , Sioux Dakota , and Potawatomi allies combatant2 Black Hawk s British Band , with Ho Chunk and Potawatomi ... commander2 Black Hawk Sauk leader Black Hawk , br Neapope , br Wabokieshiek strength1 6,000 Militia ..., 172 ref Eby, 17. ref Campaignbox Black Hawk War The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict fought in 1832 ... Native Americans headed by Black Hawk Sauk leader Black Hawk , a Sauk people Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwaki s, and Kickapoo people Kickapoos known as the British ... Band. Black Hawk responded by attacking the militia force, soundly thrashing them at the Battle of Stillman ... forces pursued Black Hawk s band, Native Americans conducted raids against American forts and settlements ... of Wisconsin Heights . Black Hawk s band, weakened by hunger, death, and desertion, retreated ... of Bad Axe , killing or capturing most of them. Black Hawk and other leaders escaped, but later surrendered and were imprisoned for a year. The Black Hawk War is now often remembered as the conflict that gave young Abraham Lincoln his Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War brief military ... By the time of the Black Hawk War, the population of the two tribes was about 6,000 people. ref Jung ... instead to resist American expansion. ref name Jung, 56 Jung, 56. ref Black Hawk Sauk leader Black ... 60s, emerged as the leader of this faction in 1829. ref Jung, 53. ref Like Keokuk, Black Hawk was not a civil chief, but he became Keokuk s primary rival for influence within the tribe. Black Hawk had ... to Black Hawk, the whites were in the habit of saying one thing to the Indians and putting ... American chief in regalia Keokuk by George Catlin , c. 1830s Black Hawk was determined to hold onto ... Against the advice of Keokuk and Forsyth, Black Hawk s faction returned to Saukenuk in the spring of 1830 ... who had often allied with the Sauks. ref Jung, 47, 58. ref Black Hawk and his followers became ...   more details



  1. USS Black Hawk (1848)

    otherships USS Black Hawk Other uses Black Hawk disambiguation Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image USS Black Hawk CW01.jpg 300px Ship caption USS Black Hawk Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country US Ship flag Image US Naval Jack 36 stars.svg 48px Union Navy Jack USN flag 1861 Ship name Ship namesake Ship owner Ship operator Ship registry Ship route Ship ordered as New Uncle Sam Ship awarded Ship builder Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down date unknown Ship launched 1848 Ship sponsor Ship christened Ship completed Ship acquired 24 November 1862 Ship commissioned 6 December 1862 Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned Ship maiden voyage Ship in service Ship out of service 22 April 1865 Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck 1867 est. Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship identification Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship honors Ship captured Ship fate sold, April 1867 Ship status Ship notes Ship badge Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship type Ship tonnage Ship displacement 902 tons Ship tons burthen Ship length convert 260 ft m abbr on Ship beam convert 45 ft 6 in m abbr on Ship height Ship draught depth of hold 8 Ship draft Ship depth Ship hold depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance ... USS Black Hawk 1848 was a large Steamship steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American ... States of America . Built as New Uncle Sam at New Albany, Indiana, in 1848 Black Hawk , a side ... K. R. Breese in command and renamed Black Hawk 13 December 1862. Civil War service During most of her service Black Hawk served as flagship for Rear Admirals David Dixon Porter and Samuel Phillips ... and sinking Image USS Black Hawk CW02.jpg thumb left 200px USS Black Hawk on fire off Cairo. Thereafter ... , in April 1867. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs b6 black hawk i.htm See also United States Navy American Civil War Confederate States Navy DEFAULTSORT Black Hawk Category Ships of the Union ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk War (disambiguation)

    Black Hawk War may refer to Black Hawk War , a war fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States between Sauk and Fox Indians on one side and the United States Army and Illinois militia on the other Black Hawk War 1865 1872 , a conflict, 1865 1872, between Mormon settlers and Native American tribes in Utah The Black Hawk War , a song by Sufjan Stevens from his album Illinois album Illinois DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ALBUM the album is Illinois , one track is Come on Feel the Illinoise see the Talk Sufjan Stevens page disambig ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk (artist)

    Infobox artist bgcolour 6495ED name Black Hawk image Dance600x364.jpg imagesize alt caption Untitled drawing by Black Hawk depicting Lakota dancers birth name birth date ca. 1832 birth place death date ca. 1890 death place nationality Sans Arc Lakota people Lakota field Ledger art training Tradition al movement Ledger art works patrons William Edward Caton influenced by Lakota people Lakota life & spirituality influenced awards elected website Image Blackhawk spiritbeing.jpg thumb left Black Hawk s portrayal of a Haokah Hey k a , i.e. a Thunder or Spirit Being. Black Hawk ca. 1832 1890? was a member of the Sans Arc or It zip ho band of Lakota people . ref name Berlo cite book last Berlo first Janet Catherine authorlink Janet Catherine Berlo title Spirit Beings and Sun Dancers Black Hawk s Vision ... River Indian Reservation . The cover of the bound volume of Black Hawk s drawings describes him as CHIEF ..., San Diego date Undated title Plains Indian Ledger Art nowiki nowiki Black Hawk Ledger url https plainsledgerart.org ... Knee Massacre of 1890 but this is not certain. ref name Berlo Black Hawk s drawings include ... drawings of Lakota ceremonies, Black Hawk s spiritual visions, and depictions of Lakota cosmology ... Review Spirit Beings and Sun Dancers Black Hawk s Vision of the Lakota World by Janet Catherine Berlo ... reiterates that Black Hawk was a Chief Medicine men sic and was in great straits in the winter of 1880 ... for credit at Caton s store. ref name Keyser Black Hawk received fifty cents per drawing from ... featuring Black Hawk http www.plainsledgerart.org view.pila?action list&LEDGER ID 10 Black Hawk Ledger , a virtual gallery of Black Hawk s drawings Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Black Hawk ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Sans Arc Lakota ledger artist DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Black Hawk Category Lakota people Category Year ... Category Native American drawing artists bar Black Hawk de Black Hawk K nstler ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Bridge

    hatnote For other uses of Blackhawk Black Hawk, see Black Hawk . Infobox Bridge bridge name Black Hawk Bridge image View mt hosmer.jpg caption official name also known as Lansing Bridge carries 2 lanes of Iowa Highway 9 IA 9 and Highway 82 Wisconsin WI 82 crosses Upper Mississippi River locale Lansing, Iowa and Crawford County, Wisconsin , River Mile 663.4 maint Iowa and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation id NBI 000000000013520 design Melvin B. Stone mainspan length span style white space nowrap 1,653  feet  504  m span width span style white space nowrap 21  feet  6  m span , 2 Lanes clearance below span style white space nowrap 68  feet  21  m span traffic 2,357 2003 open June 17, 1931 closed August 17, 2011 Temporarily toll map cue map image map text map width coordinates coord 43 21 55 N 91 12 54 W region US type landmark The Black Hawk Bridge ... Mississippi River bridge in Iowa. Image Blackhawk Bridge 02.jpg thumb left 125px The Black Hawk Bridge at dusk, looking northeast. Named for Black Hawk chief Chief Black Hawk , it is popularly ... it. In August 2011 the bridge was once again closed for repairs. File Black Hawk Bridge Lansing 1995.jpg ... www.lansingiowa.com black hawk bridge cam.htm webcam on the bridge, updated every 30 seconds during ... upper mississippi pagesA umissA06.html Black Hawk Bridge Superb site, with pictures and statistics ... NationalBridges.com , Retrieved August 7, 2007 Structurae id s0016604 title Black Hawk Bridge ... http lcweb2.loc.gov cgi bin query S?pp hh field TITLE od1 Black Hawk Bridge, Spanning Mississippi ... July 28, 2007 Crossings navbox structure Bridges place Mississippi River bridge Black Hawk Bridge ... Road bridges in Iowa Category Road bridges in Wisconsin de Black Hawk Bridge ... daily traffic counts do not support a new crossing. However, if the bridge was torn down or became ... photos browse.db&action browse&recNum 0&title2 Black 20Hawk 20Bridge, 20Spanning 20Mississippi 20River ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa

    Infobox settlement official name Black Hawk Township, Black Hawk County settlement type Township United States Township nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Map highlighting Black Hawk Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa.svg mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US IA subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name USA subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 flag Iowa subdivision type2 List of counties in Iowa County subdivision name2 Black Hawk County, Iowa Black Hawk government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 81.25 area land km2 81.24 area water km2 0.02 unit pref Imperial area total sq mi 31.37 area land sq mi 31.37 area water sq mi 0.01 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 2494 population density km2 30.7 population density sq mi 79.5 General information timezone utc offset timezone DST utc offset DST elevation footnotes GR 3 elevation m 276 elevation ft 906 latd 42 latm 25 lats 02 latNS N longd 092 longm ... 3 NO P3 FID 0467455 0467455 website footnotes Black Hawk Township is one of seventeen rural Township United States townships in Black Hawk County, Iowa Black Hawk County , Iowa , United States USA . As of the United States Census, 2000 2000 census , its population was 2494. Geography Black Hawk Township ... iowa.html US Counties.com http www.city data.com township Black Hawk Black Hawk IA.html City Data.com Black Hawk County, Iowa Category Townships in Black Hawk County, Iowa Category Waterloo Cedar Falls metropolitan area Iowa geo stub es Municipio de Black Hawk condado de Black Hawk, Iowa ja pl Gmina Black Hawk hrabstwo Black Hawk ...   more details



  1. Black-faced Hawk

    Taxobox name Black faced Hawk image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Falconiformes br or Accipitriformes , q.v. familia Accipitridae genus Leucopternis species L. melanops binomial Leucopternis melanops binomial authority John Latham ornithologist Latham , 1790 synonyms The Black faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. This low density species has traditionally been believed to be restricted to Amazon Basin north of the Amazon River , but there are several records south of this river, in, for example, the Brazil ian states of Par and Acre state Acre , and south eastern Peru . It is closely related to the White browed Hawk and individuals showing a level of intermediacy between the two species are known, suggesting that they rarely Hybrid biology hybridize . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org apps redlist details 144446 0 Leucopternis melanops . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. External links http www.birdtours.co.uk tripreports suriname suriname 2 Suriname2005 files image005.jpg Photo Medium Res http www.birdtours.co.uk tripreports suriname suriname 2 suriname july 05.htm Article birdtours.co.uk http www.sunbirdtours.co.uk images black facedhawk.jpg Photo Medium Res http www.sunbirdtours.co.uk ... Use dmy dates date November 2010 Buteoninae DEFAULTSORT Black Faced Hawk Category Leucopternis Category Birds of the Amazon Basin Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of the Guianas Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of French Guiana Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Guyana Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Suriname Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Venezuela Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Colombia Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Ecuador Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Peru Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of South America Hawk, Black faced falconiformes stub az Leucopternis melanops ...   more details



  1. Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle

    Spizaetus melanoleucus redirect here. This name was also used for the Black chested Eagle buzzard Geranoaetus melanoleucus or Buteo melanoleucus . Taxobox name Black and white Hawk Eagle image Spizastur ... melanoleucus small Vieillot, 1816 small The Black and white Hawk Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus , formerly Spizastur melanoleucus is a bird of prey species in the eagle and hawk family biology family Accipitridae ... grey feathers on the back. ref name hbw1 The Black and white Hawk Eagle is hard to confuse with any other bird in its range. The Black faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops is very similar in overall coloration ... Santa Cruz in NE Bolivia . A Black and white Hawk Eagle population is also found in the Loreto Region ... prey. The Black and white Hawk Eagle has been known to attack small New World monkey monkey s, though .... ref name hbw1 There is a general lack of information on the Black and white Hawk Eagle s movements ... Vieillot to the Black chested Buzzard eagle in 1819, while the Black and white Hawk Eagle had been ... in Geranoaetus &ndash also a monotypic genus &ndash in 1844, while the Black and white Hawk Eagle ... was the original name of the Black and white Hawk Eagle and thus as a senior homonym could ... and essentially forgotten. ref Amadon 1963 ref As the Black and white Hawk Eagle has not been placed ... can apply to the Black chested Eagle buzzard, even though the Black and white Hawk Eagle was described ... O. 1994b 224. Black and white Hawk eagle. In del Hoyo, Josep Elliott, Andrew & Sargatal, Jordi eds. Handbook ... Hawk Eagle, Black And White Category Spizaetus Black and white Hawk Eagle Category Eagles Black ... to northern Argentina . Description As its name suggest, this is a black and white eagle, resembling ... forms a black spot on top of the head, and the area around the eyes, particularly towards the bill, is also black. The wings are black, and the bird has a brownish tail barred black dark grey and with white tip. The iris eye iris is orange, the feet pale to bright yellow with black talons. The bill ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk County, Iowa

    dablink For other uses of Blackhawk Black Hawk, see Black Hawk . Infobox U.S. County county Black Hawk County ex image Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo IA.JPG ex image size 250px ex image cap Black ... DST offset 5 footnotes Population ref name USCB web www.co.black hawk.ia.us Black Hawk County is a County ... Census 2000 . ref name USCB ref name IADC Black Hawk County has the fourth largest population for counties ... Cedar Falls is located approximately eight miles west of Waterloo. Black Hawk County is one of the three ... History Black Hawk County was formed on February 17, 1843 from sections of Buchanan County. It was named after Black Hawk Sauk leader Black Hawk , a Sauk people Sauk leader during the 1832 Black Hawk War . ref http www.co.black hawk.ia.us about.html Black Hawk County Online Bot generated title ... accessdate March 6, 2011 ref 2000 census File USA Black Hawk County, Iowa age pyramid.svg thumb left 2000 Census Age Pyramid for Black Hawk County. As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there were 128,012 ... Glasgow, Iowa Glasgow Voorhies, Iowa Voorhies Washburn, Iowa Washburn Townships Black Hawk County is divided into seventeen Township United States townships valign top Barclay Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Barclay Bennington Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Bennington Big Creek Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Big Creek Black Hawk Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Black Hawk Cedar Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Cedar Cedar Falls Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Cedar Falls Eagle Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Eagle East Waterloo Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa East Waterloo Fox Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Fox Lester Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Lester Lincoln Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Lincoln Mount Vernon Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Mount Vernon Orange Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Orange Poyner Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Poyner Spring Creek Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Spring Creek Union Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Union Washington ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk-Eagle

    Taxobox name Black Hawk Eagle image Black Hawk Eagle.jpg status LC status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Falconiformes familia Accipitridae genus Spizaetus species S. tyrannus binomial Spizaetus tyrannus binomial authority Prince Maximilian of Wied Neuwied Wied , 1820 The Black Hawk Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus , also known as the Tyrant Hawk Eagle , ref http www.mangoverde.com birdsound spec spec30 233.html Tyrant Hawk eagle Retrieved on 14 August 2007 ref is a species of eagle found from central Mexico to eastern Peru , the south of Brazil , and far northern Argentina . ref name first cite web url http www.hawk conservancy.org priors blckheag.shtml title Black Hawk Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus accessdate 14 August 2007 ref Its preferred habitats include humid and moist forest s close to river s, and several types of woodland. ref name second cite web url http www.arthurgrosset.com sabirds blackhawk eagle.html title Black Hawk Eagle accessdate 14 August 2007 ref It is uncommon to fairly common throughout most of its range. Its closest relative is the Ornate Hawk Eagle , which is similar in size, appearance and behavior but lives at lower elevations. The Black Hawk Eagle is 58 70  cm 23 28  in long and weighs about 900 1,300  grams 2 2.9  lbs . has black plumage with varying patterns on its wings and body, and white speckling ... fanned. The four grey bars on the tail are distinctive to the Black Hawk Eagle, as is the white ... Toucan, Zuerich Zoo cropped.jpg left thumb 165px Black Hawk Eagles often eat animals as large as toucans ... pega macaco , which means monkey catching hawk . The birds it takes can be quite large, such as toucans ,and chachalaca s. ref name second The dietary habits of the Black Hawk Eagle, however, remain largely ..., the Black Hawk Eagle s breeding behaviour is little known other than some details relating to its ... Hawk Eagle, Black Category Spizaetus Black Hawk Eagle Category Eagles Black Hawk Eagle Category Birds ...   more details




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