A brief taste of spring

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Daily observations on the Hudson River as it passes through New York City. The section of the Hudson which passes through New York is historically known as the North River, called this by the Dutch to distinguish it from the Delaware River, which they knew as the South River. This stretch of the Hudson is still often referred to as the North River by local mariners today. All photos by Daniel Katzive unless otherwise attributed. Twitter @dannykatman

A brief taste of spring

Temperatures rose into the 60s Thursday, giving us a taste of spring before another cold front rolls in tomorrow. The warm weather brought a pod of kayakers with outriggers onto the river.

Outrigged kayaks on the river Thursday

Commercial traffic remains light and mostly comprised of tugs returning with empty barges. There have been some interesting cargo movements during evening hours, with the US flagged tug Bluefin pushing a cargo last night from the New Brunswick Canada refinery up to Albany. International cargos heading straight for Albany are unusual, and when they do occur they are more commonly on foreign flagged tankers rather than US-flagged barge and tugs.

The anchorages are getting more crowded now, with the Mako coming up from North Carolina and dropping anchor around 110th Street, the Morgan Reinauer anchored a bit further north after returning from Newburgh, and Janice Ann seemingly looking for a parking spot as well after returning from Albany. The St. Emilion continues here at anchor for a second day, and the Teresa has now been here going on at least two weeks