A bit longer than a house fly, but thinner
It looked like a cricket mated with a fly. It had the power of flight, which it preferred to hopping. About the size of a small cricket.
On the Erie Canal
On tree trunk
Bushes; common in this park. Will they become burrs?
Totally a guess
Apologies for the over exposure on second photo
The parent birds created this on my mother's porch light this year. She took the nest down after fledging was complete. Impressive work!