After the Ark rested, Noah first sent out a raven to test whether the floodwaters had receded. Genesis 8:6–7 says Noah opened the window and sent out the raven, which went back and forth until the waters dried from the earth.
Noah then sent a dove on separate occasions. The dove returned when it found no resting place, later came back with a freshly plucked olive leaf, and eventually did not return. These actions provide the narrative’s sequence for checking the changing condition of the land.
The raven and the dove are often confused because both birds appear in the same episode. Genesis makes the raven the first bird sent out, while the dove receives more attention because of the olive leaf and its role in later symbolism.
The passage does not say that the raven brought Noah a visible message. Its repeated movement is described before the dove’s more specific results are reported.