While on assignment in Southern California on Monday, Erin Myers of KTLA was covering an impending rainstorm when an unexpected guest made a surprise appearance.

In the midst of discussing flood preparedness, a bear appeared behind Myers, skillfully scaling trash cans to snag a bag of garbage before scampering off to indulge in its impromptu feast.

“A bear watch and a storm watch here in Altadena, so a lot going on this morning,” she said.

Southern California is populated by black bears, omnivores whose diets include trash.

“It happens to be trash day. It’s also bear day because it’s trash day,” Eric Spillman added from KTLA’s studio in Hollywood.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates the state’s black bear population to be between 49,000 and 71,000.