Genus Cylindromyia I think. http://bugguide.net/node/view/9906
Here is a shot I took of a similar fly. http://bugguide.net/node/view/594337
Genus Cylindromyia I think. http://bugguide.net/node/view/9906
Here is a shot I took of a similar fly. http://bugguide.net/node/view/594337
That's very similar isn't it. I wouldn't have recognised it as a Tachinid fly (although it does have those big bristly hairs). I won't tell you how long I spent looking :-)
That sure looks like it, great job. Its the first one I have ever seen and i couldnt find it on the ole interwebs.