I had a black bear in my yard, a week ago. I was filling the bird feeder and heard a "woof," that didn't sound like a dog.  The bear had been at the compost pile. He ambled by, maybe 20-25' away, took a turn in the back yard and just sat there and watched me for a bit. I went for a camera, but by then he was gone. We thought it was a real treat. We've only seen one before, a cub who did us the favor of emptying out a nest of wasps from deep in the ground, coming by daily until it had dug them all out, maybe 2 1/2 feet deep. We do see a lot of sign when the blackberries are fruiting, or the apples are ripe, but the ones around here are generally pretty  shy and harmless to humans.