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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

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Clearing skies and warmer temperatures saw activity on the river continue to pick up. The knot of tugs anchored in the river broke up, with only Stephen Reinauer remaining.

Stephen Reinauer alone at anchor Wednesday morning

What looked to me like a juvenile bald eagle passed over Pier i in the early hours, being harassed by a crow. The eagle was followed a few hours later by a different kind of bird, with two pairs of Marine Osprey aircraft flying north, or the same pair making two loops. They were too low to show up on FlightRadar24.

Juvenile bald eagle over Pier i Wednesday morning

Marine V-22 Osprey flying north

The low-slung J Arnold Witte came through pushing empty hoppers towards Albany, followed by Buchanan 12 making its usual rounds and returning empties to the Clinton Point quarry. Meanwhile, DonJon Marine moved a load of paper out of Pier 99 and headed for the Pratt recycling facility in Staten Island.

J Arnold Witte heading for Albany

Buchanan 12 surrounded by its flock

Paper waste heading for Staten Island and recycling

Empty tanker barges were heading south and loaded barges heading north as usual. A 30,000 ton cargo ship headed towards Coeymans, arriving from Veracruz, Mexico. Late in the day, a group of six buses caught fire in a parking lot off Route 3 in the Meadowlands, sending a plume of smoke over Weehawken.