The first time I saw a bald eagle was when one grabbed a dead squirrel off a road without having to land.
I live on the coast of Florida and I now normally see bald eagles several times a year.
I believe they are considered fish hawks but they aren’t really picky.
I have hawks regularly. The local hawks want to eat snakes. I’ve only seen one squirrel who was a hawk’s meal.
On a bike ride several years ago as I passed a parking lot, I saw a hawk sitting atop a rabbit that was easily triple its size. On my return trip, there were no remnants of the rabbit on the ground.
Saw a hawk swoop down on a pigeon sitting on a sign post at a gas station. Somehow, the pigeon escaped. Another time while driving on the interstate, a hawk landed on something in the center island. Pounced on it a couple of times before I drove past it. Never could tell what it was. I've witnessed hawks from a distance a couple of other times circling and then dive-bombing, but I was too far away to know what its prey was.
Lastly, and most shockingly, I saw a hawk circling overhead about a block or 2 away while I was letting our dog out - small breed, was less than a year old at the time. Next thing I know, the hawk was on a branch on our neighbor's tree that overhangs into our yard. It was likely coming in for the kill and must've aborted when it saw me in the yard as well.
I've seen a bald eagle up close - but in a cage - as it was being transported from Alaska to a wildlife refuge in Long Island.
As impressive as hawks are, I can only imagine the damage a bald eagle could do in the wild. IIRC, there's a YouTube video out there of a bald eagle trying to lift a fawn.