Zoroark

birdie 🦢 #498: 🟥🟥🟥🟩⬛⬛ I definitely should've gotten this one sooner.

BRDL 615 🥚🐦🪶🥚 🐦🐦🥚🥚 🐦🐦🥚🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 I have not seen this bird.

birdie 🦢 #497: 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛ I have photographed this bird before.

BRDL 614 🥚🥚🥚🥚 🥚🪶🥚🥚 🪶🥚🥚🥚 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🥚🪶🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 I have not seen this bird.

birdie 🦢 #496: 🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ A familiar bird

BRDL 613 🥚🥚🥚🐦 🥚🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🥚🥚 🐦🐦🥚🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 I have not seen this bird.

birdie 🦃 #495: 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩⬛ I completely forgot this bird existed.

BRDL 612 🥚🥚🪶🥚 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🥚🥚🥚🐦 🪶🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🐦🐦 I have not seen this bird.

birdie 🐦 #494: 🟥🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ I have photographed this bird before.

BRDL 611 🥚🥚🥚🥚 🥚🥚🥚🥚 🥚🥚🪶🥚 🥚🥚🥚🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 I have not seen this bird.

I'd say this is a pretty solid contender for a Summer Tanager. I just heard one making this call on Saturday. It's definitely a rarity for Denver, but one has been sighted in Parker a few weeks ago: https://ebird.org/checklist/S149474551

Like @lonestranger said, start at the tail when identifying hawks. This tail length and pattern (gray with black stripes) is present in only three North American species, which are the members of Accipiter: Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Northern Goshawk. Members of Buteo have tails that don't project as far and tend to be primarily black with white stripes, with most juveniles having white tails with light brown stripes. The adult Red-tailed Hawk is the exception with its bright red tail. Individuals may exhibit significant variance, but this is a good starting point.

birdie 🦅 #493: 🟥🟥🟩⬛⬛⬛ Concealing its primary color really threw me off.

BRDL 610 🥚🥚🥚🥚 🥚🥚🥚🪶 🪶🐦🥚🥚 🥚🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🐦🐦 I have not seen this bird.

We might hit 100°F again this week, but for the most part the triple digits are done here.