Raccoon Baby Boom?

Coming back from my guitar lesson late Monday night (when Curt pointed out how unusual it was that as a student I had virtually no interest in learning how to play lead), I saw first one raccoon cross the road then, a mile later, another pair run across the street. Then, last night, coming home from an early show by Wolf Parade, I saw another two raccoons racing across the street.

So what gives? Is every night like this if you look hard enough? Or are we being overrun by scavengers?