This is indeed a Spotted Towhee. You can see the white on the wings.
Chimney swifts beaks are completely different.
Brad Shine
On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 12:56 PM Melody Huffman <biblebarn3432@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hey, could use help with ID Merlin says chimney swift. I was watering the
front yard. He must have fallen prey to a cat or fox. So black in color. At
first I thought Spotted Towhee but no white spots.