Bird has racked up several thousand dollars in storage fees this week as Birmingham police began impounding the illegal scooters on Monday.

So far this week, Birmingham police have impounded more than 100 of the electric scooters located on city rights of way, according to the city of Birmingham. About 41 of those were impounded on Monday alone.

The exact amount of the storage fees Bird will owe wasn't immediately clear Thursday afternoon. Birmingham police couldn't say how many scooters were impounded each day. Weil Wrecker Service is storing the scooters but declined to comment to AL.com.

To store the scooters, Weil is charging $20 per scooter for the first day and $17.50 per scooter for each subsequent day. So far that has amounted to at least several thousand dollars.

City officials couldn't immediately say whether any additional fines would be levied against Bird.

Bird issued this statement when asked for comment about the storage fees and the remaining scooters in Birmingham:

"We are encouraged to see the people of Birmingham embrace our mode of transportation and use it for those last-mile trips that are too long to walk and too short to drive. We believe we are operating legally in the city, having obtained the necessary license to operate a business in Birmingham.

Bird is committed to working with local officials to ensure our transportation option can continue to be available so that the people can get out of their cars, and more easily get where they need to go, the statement continued.

Bird illegally launched its electric scooter rideshare service in Birmingham and Homewood on Aug. 28. The scooters can be located and rented through the Bird app.

Birmingham hasn't confirmed whether Bird obtained a business license. But, even if Bird was able to receive a license, the city doesn't have regulations in place to allow the electric, rideshare scooters on city streets.

The dockless, electric scooters seemed to appear overnight at cities across the country earlier this year. Bird Rides strategy appears to be deploying scooters into a city without seeking the proper permits. The company then asks for permission later.

Servando Esparza, senior manager of governmental relations for Bird in the Southeast, told the Homewood City Council on Monday that Bird launched in Birmingham and Homewood as part of its university pop-up tour to engage interest in college towns and college students.

Birmingham sent Bird a cease and desist letter on Aug. 29 informing them of their illegal action and asking the scooters be removed from city sidewalks. When Bird didn't comply, Birmingham police began impounding the small vehicles on Monday.

Last week, Homewood cited Bird for doing business without a license and impounded 38 scooters. Bird picked up its scooters and paid a $371 fine to the city on Friday.

On Monday, the Homewood City Council placed a 60-day moratorium on Bird scooters to allow the city to determine if residents want them and to possibly develop regulations for scooters and similar small vehicles.

Birmingham City Councilor Darrell O'Quinn previously said his office is in the process of drafting legislation to regulate electric scooters and similar modes of transportation.

Birmingham spokesperson Rick Journey said a Bird representative met with city staff on Monday to discuss a future partnership.

Updated at 7:53 p.m. to include updated impound numbers and statement from Bird.