Name of common bird with light gray feathers & black bill?

Question

I see these birds all the time. I always thought they were some type of Lark, but apparently i'm wrong. They are gray, and have a black bill. They are just as common as Orioles and Cardinals here on the east coast. Can anyone help? If you link me a picture, that may be helpful

Answer 1

grey catbird? http://www.flickr.com/photos/art/1652755...

Answer 2

I think you mean a mockingbird.

Answer 3

Could it be the Great gray shrike (Lanius excubitor)?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Laniu...

Answer 4

a mocking bird?