Volcano Junco: Almost every birder who visits the paramo in Costa Rica wants to see the Volcano Junco, and not because it is the only Junco in Costa Rica. Mostly they want to see it because it is one of the few birds exclusively limited to the area above tree line, so its range in Costa Rica is very limited. It is not endemic to Costa Rica, but almost. You can see it on the highest peaks in Northern Panama, just over the border. Fortunately it is very easy to see (unlike the other iconic bird of the paramo, the Timberline Wren which can be very elusive). If you drive up to the top of Cerro Buenavista and park under the first antennas you are likely to see one as soon as you get out of the vehicle…feeding on the ground or in the bushes around the buildings there. There have been days when I have visited that were so bad…cold, windy, and misty, with a visibility of just a few yards…that the Volcano Junco was the only bird we saw on the paramo, but we have always seen at least a few. Sony Rx10iv at 320mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f6.3 and 4.5 @ 1/1000th.