It's nice of you to think of the birdies. I think most have left the nest by now. I don't get bird nests in my California pepper- just squirrel nests. I don't know about the Brazilian peppers- they look denser and may get more nests. There's a birding section on NatureWeb if you'd like to ask there. Here is a link that might be useful: Gardenweb Bird Watching Forum

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It's never a bad idea to answer questions 2 years late lol.... Because others will read the post and learn and it'll answer other peoples questions like mine. This is like a library, future chili growers will read this to learn how to grow hot peppers. This is my first winter with a chili pepper plant indoors. I had my plant planted in ground outdoors and it still had a bunch of peppers and some flowers on them, so I brought them inside and they peppers seem to be ripening. Some peppers have turned from green to red indoors . I'm using an 11W LED grow light. I also put a germinated Scotch bonnet seed and just transferred from paper towel to pot. Once it grows its first true leaves, I'll put the pot with my outdoor chili pepper and lemon trees which are all under the LED light and a medium window.

You might have set the stain. When this happens to me I scrap off the dried stuff, hose and hose the spot down. If that doesn't do it I use the plain blue Dawn Dish soap (doesn't hurt the lawn) and a scrub brush then hose it down again. The birds in my area have access to berries so their poop is always colorful. Other than sun fading my 7 year old lawn furniture still looks like new. For the residue, you should start a new subject.