Is a bald eagle really a hawk?

No They Are Just Called Bald Eagles Because Of Their White Heads On Top Of Their Most Commonly Brown Or Black Bodies. And FTW 8D They Get The Term Bald Eagles Because Accordingly To What I Just Stated, They Look Like They Are Bald For That Reason.

No. Their heads are covered with white feathers.

Supposedly BITD another Word for white was "pie bald".

But piebald eagle became too much of a mouthful, so the name became "bald eagle".

no. The bald eagle is a brownish black bird. It has a white head, therefore it is called a bald eagle.