I was wondering about bird poop, too, Harriet. We have the cobwebs, of course... as dmil told me so... She said that's all the front porch is good for, and we NEVER really use it... but I love the idea of it, LOL...
But in the summer, dh wages a constant battle w/birds. And sometimes, the birds get sort of aggressive and will fly at our heads if we go out there!!! I'm scared of the wasps that build around the lights and the porch swing, so y'all can just imagine how I act if a BIRD flies at my head!!!
Alfred Hitchcock movies in my early childhood scarred me for life.