▁la kes ▁with ▁small , ▁round ▁p eb bles ▁and ▁rocks . ▁They ▁tend ▁to ▁nest ▁on ▁small ▁temporary ▁sh ing le ▁islands ▁or ▁p eb ble ▁sp its ▁that ▁form ▁between ▁the ▁different ▁branches ▁of ▁me and ering ▁mountain ▁rivers . ▁These ▁islands ▁cannot ▁be ▁pr one ▁to ▁frequent ▁flo oding , ▁and ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 6 0 0 ▁square ▁meters ▁in ▁area . ▁The ▁islands ▁also ▁need ▁to ▁have ▁large ▁patch es ▁of ▁stones ▁and ▁p eb bles ▁that ▁are ▁ 3 0 - 6 0 ▁mill im eters ▁in ▁size . ▁Their ▁habit ats ▁are ▁often ▁surrounded ▁by ▁shr ubs , ▁will ows , ▁and ▁young ▁for ests . ▁Long - bil led ▁p lo vers ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁fresh water ▁wet land ▁habit ats ▁and ▁rice ▁fields ▁in ▁the ▁winter . ▁These ▁birds ▁tend ▁to ▁avoid ▁sand y ▁be aches , ▁mud fl ats , ▁and ▁areas ▁with ▁large ▁b ould ers . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁ ▁V ocal ization ▁ ▁The ▁long - bil led ▁p lo ver ▁has ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁calls ▁for ▁different ▁situations . ▁They ▁tend ▁to ▁get ▁highly ▁vocal ▁during ▁the ▁bre eding ▁season . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁fla pping ▁their ▁wings ▁rapidly , ▁flying ▁over ▁their ▁territ ories , ▁and ▁em itting ▁a ▁" fi - fi - fi - fi - fi " ▁call . ▁M ales ▁sometimes ▁make ▁a ▁quiet ▁" ge e ▁ge e " ▁call ▁when ▁they ▁expand ▁their ▁ch est ▁to