The World of Little Little Bird

I was doing my laundry late last night. When I went to pick up my clothes around 12:30am, I saw a small bear outside my apartment next to the stairs. It was a small one with greyish fur. It is like 50 pounds. I stared at it for 5 seconds. Both of us were scared by each other. Finally, it ran away quickly before I backed off. Anyway, my size is much bigger. :)
I told my roommate about the bear this morning. He said it might be a raccoon. He saw one raccoon near his office building once. That makes some sense. If it was a bear, I should feel very lucky that it didn't come at me.