In the Book of Genesis, the first bird Noah releases from the Ark is a raven.
Genesis 8:7 says Noah sends out a raven after the waters begin to recede. The raven flies back and forth until the waters dry up from the earth. Noah then sends a dove, which initially finds no place to rest, later returns with an olive leaf, and finally does not return when released again.
The sequence is often remembered mainly through the dove and olive leaf, so the raven is sometimes omitted in summaries or artwork. The raven is not described as bringing Noah an object or giving a spoken report. Its role is to test conditions outside the Ark before the dove sequence. This detail is separate from the question of which bird returns with an olive leaf, whose answer is the dove.